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IC4 Week 4 Vocab

Vocab

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Natural Resource materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people's needs
Renewable Resource a resource of which there is an endless supply because it can be replenished
Nonrenewable Resource resources are limited in supply and cannot be used sustainably
Energy Resource something that can produce heat, power life, move objects, or produce electricity
Anthropogenic change environmental change caused or influenced by people, either directly or indirectly
fossil fuels Fossil energy sources, including oil, coal and natural gas, are non-renewable resources that formed when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock
nuclear energy the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.
fission when a neutron slams into a larger atom, forcing it to excite and split into two smaller atoms
petroleum a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil
crude oil unrefined petroleum.
natural gas Natural gas is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane
Methane a colorless, odorless flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas.
Fracking a method used to extract natural gas and oil from deep rock formations known as shale.
coal a sedimentary deposit composed predominantly of carbon that is readily combustible
Hydrocarbon an organic chemical compound that is composed exclusively of hydrogen and carbon atoms
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