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NATURAL RESOURCES/REWABLE RESOURCES/POLLUTION

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What is a material or action made by how quickly people use and recycle resources properly? Renewable Resources
What are resources that can’t be recycled and/or are being exhausted for personal or business uses? Nonreusable Resources
What are 3 renewable resources that are mainly used for recycled use? Solar energy, Wind, & Water
What are 4 nonrenewable resources that are mainly used for personal or business use? Oil, Coal, Liquid & Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy
What are the 4 types of energy properties? (1) Energy transforms from chemical to electrical energy. (2) Energy is transferred to one object to another. (3) Energy can be transported from one place to another. (4) Energy can be stored.
What is a device that changes the energy of sunlight to electrical energy? Solar cell
What advantage do solar cell offer to the atmosphere? Solar cells produce electricity without adding harmful materials to the atmosphere
What are three major disadvantages to solar energy? Solar panels can’t produce energy at night Solar energy is not 100% reliable Solar panels have toxic metals that hurt people physically
What are the two metals that are hazards to people? Cadmium and Lead
What are the 4 diseases caused by cadmium and lead poisoning from Solar panels? Cancer, Heart disease, Kidney failure, and Bone loss
What describes the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity? Wind Energy
What convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power? Wind turbines
What can be connected to a utility power grid or even combined with a (solar cell) system? Land-Based Wind Energy
What is said to have potential as distributed energy resources? Distributed Wind Energy
What are the 4 types of Wind Power Energy problems? Competition, Area sites, Noise it causes & Environmental issues
What invention was created that uses water from rivers to help generate electrical energy? Hydroelectric Plants
What are the disadvantages of hydroelectric plants? It changes landscapes or disrupts ecosystems
What are the two areas that human intervention has cause negative impacts to the ecosystems in the world? Over hunting and over-fishing
Where have businesses caused pollution in the world? Air, Land, and Water
What type of problems does businesses cause by building in new areas in the world? Destroy ecosystems and habitats
How do people hurt ecosystems or habitats by building in other locations in the land? People cut down trees or vegetation, changing biospheres that had existing ecosystems living there
What is the presence of substances in the environment that are harmful to humans and organism? Pollution
What are the 3 major types of pollution caused by people? Air Pollution, Water Pollution & Land Pollution
What type of pollution is where toxic smoke from factories is being dumped into the atmosphere? Air Pollution
What type of pollution is where illegal dumping of waste products into water sources? Water Pollution
What type of pollution is illegal dumping of trash, waste materials from factories, or radioactive materials from Nuclear Power Plants? Land Pollution
What is the practice of protecting the environment and using resources carefully? Conversation
What measures have been taken to reduce waste products? Recycling Paper and Plastics
What have engineers done to help stop pollution? By designing devises that use reuseable energy or at least use less energy
What are designed measures to reduce pollution problems in the world? Reducing, reusing, and recycling
What have engineers invented to cut pollution from fossil fuels, such as oil and gasoline? Electric vehicles
What have governments around the world have done to combat pollution? Governments made laws to protect forests and endangered animals around the world
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