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Ch 5 Science Vocab

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natural resources Any natural material that is used by humans. Such as water, petroleum minerals, forests and animals
rnewable resources a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
non-renewable resource a resource that forms at a rate that is much solwer than the rate at which it is consumed
recycling the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap. The process of reusing some items
fossil fuel a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas.
petroleum a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compunds; used widely as a fuel source.
natural gas a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the earth, often near petroleum deposits; used as a fuel.
coal a fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material
acid precipatation precipitation such as rain, sleet or snow that contains a high concentration of acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere
smog photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels.
nuclear energy The energy released by a nuclear reaction, especially by fission or fusion
chemical energy The energy released when a chemical compond reacts to produce new compounds.
solar energy The energy received by the Earth from the sun in the form of radiation
wind power the use of a windmill to drive an electric generator.
hydroelectric energy electrical energy produced by falling water
biomass organic matter that can be a source of energy.
gasahol a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used a as a fuel
geothermal energy the energy produced by heat within the earth
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