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Ch. 5 Vocabulary 7B
Vocabulary for Science class.
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Science Vocabulary | Ellie M. 16, 7B 12-13-11 |
| Any natural material that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests,and animals | Natural resource |
| A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed | Renewable resource |
| A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed | Nonrenewable resource |
| The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items | Recycling |
| A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago; examples include oil, coal, and natural gas | Fossil fuels |
| A liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds; used widely as a fuel source | Petroleum |
| A mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth, often near petroleum deposits; used as fuel | Natural gas |
| A fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material | Coal |
| Precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow, that contains a high concentration of acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere | Acid precipitation |
| Photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels | Smog |
| The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus | Nuclear energy |
| The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds | Chemical energy |
| The energy received by the Earth from the sun in the form of radiation | Solar energy |
| The use of a windmill to drive an electric generator | Wind power |
| Electrical energy produced by falling water | Hydroelectric energy |
| Organic matter that can be a source of energy | Biomass |
| A mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel | Gasohol |
| The energy produced by heat within the Earth | Geothermal energy |