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MR V SOL 6.9
NATURAL RESOURCES / HUMAN IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| NATURAL RESOURCE | ANYTHING NATURALLY OCCURRING IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT HUMANS USE |
| NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE | A NATURAL RESOURCE THAT IS NOT REPLACED IN A USEFUL TIMEFRAME |
| FOSSIL FUELS | ENERGY-RICH SUBSTANCE FORMED FROM THE REMAINS OF ORGANISMS |
| NUCLEAR FISSION | THE SPLITTING OF AN ATOM'S NUCLEUS INTO TWO NUCLEI, WHICH RELEASES A GREAT AMOUNT OF ENERGY |
| RENEWABLE RESOURCE | A RESOURCE THAT IS EITHER ALWAYS AVAILABLE OR IS NATURALLY REPLACED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME |
| ORE | A MINERAL DEPOSIT LARGE ENOUGH AND VALUABLE ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE EXTRACTED FROM THE GROUND |
| CRYSTALLIZE | TO FORM A CRYSTAL STRUCTURE |
| DESALINATION | A PROCESS THAT REMOVES SALT FROM SEA WATER TO MAKE FRESH WATER |
| BIRTH RATE | THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BORN PER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME |
| DEATH RATE | THE NUMBER OF DEATHS PER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS IN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME |
| EXPONENTIAL GROWTH | A RATE OF CHANGE THAT INCREASES MORE AND MORE RAPIDLY OVER TIME |
| POLLUTION | CONTAMINATION OF EARTH'S LAND, WATER, OR AIR THROUGH THE RELEASE OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT |
| OVERPOPULATION | A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NUMBER OF HUMANS GROWS BEYOND WHAT THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES CAN SUPPORT |
| CONSERVATION | THE PRACTICE OF USING LESS OF A RESOURCE SO THAT IT CAN LAST LONGER |
| SUSTAINABLE USE | THE PRACTICE OF ALLOWING RENEWABLE RESOURCES TIME TO RECOVER AND REPLENISH |
| POINT SOURCE | A SPECIFIC SOURCE OF POLLUTION THAT CAN BE IDENTIFIED |
| NONPOINT SOURCE | A WIDELY SPREAD SOURCE OF POLLUTION THAT IS DIFFICULT TO LINK TO A SPECIFIC POINT OF ORIGIN |
| EMISSIONS | POLLUTANTS THAT ARE RELEASED INTO THE AIR |
| OZONE | A FORM OF OXYGEN THAT HAS THREE OXYGEN ATOMS IN EACH MOLECULE; TOXIC TO ORGANISMS WHERE IT FORMS NEAR EARTH'S SURFACE |
| ACID RAIN | RAIN OR ANOTHER FORM OF PRECIPITATION THAT IS MORE ACIDIC THAN NORMAL, CAUSED BY THE RELEASE OF MOLECULES OF SULFUR DIOXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDE INTO THE AIR |
| DEFORESTATION | THE REMOVAL OF FORESTS TO USE THE LAND FOR OTHER REASONS |
| EROSION | THE PROCESS BY WHICH WATER, ICE, WIND, OR GRAVITY MOVES WEATHERED PARTICLES OF ROCK AND SOIL |
| DESERTIFICATION | THE ADVANCE OF DESERT-LIKE CONDITIONS INTO AREAS THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE FERTILE; CAUSED BY OVERFARMING, OVERGRAZING, DROUGHT, AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
| SUSTAINABLE | USING A RESOURCE IN WAYS THAT MAINTAIN IT AT A CERTAIN QUALITY FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME |
| SEWAGE | THE WATER AND HUMAN WASTES THAT ARE WASHED DOWN SINKS, TOILETS, AND SHOWERS |
| SEDIMENT | SMALL PARTICLES OF ROCKS AND SAND FROM THE LAND INTO THE WATER CAUSED BY EROSION |
| THERMAL POLLUTION | A TYPE OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY FACTORIES AND POWER PLANTS RELEASING SUPERHEATED WATER INTO BODIES OF WATER |
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