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Question | Answer |
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nonrenewable resources | are resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural process |
renewable resources | are resources that can be replaced by natural process |
nuclear energy | energy released from atomic reactions |
reclamation | is a process in which mined land must recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation |
solar energy | is energy from the sun |
wind farm | a group of wind turbines that produce electric |
hydroelectric power | electricity produced by flowing water |
geothermal energy | thermal energy from earth interior |
biomass | is energy produced by burning organic matter |
ores | are deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit |
deforestation | is the cutting of large areas of forests for human activities. |