natural resorces Flashcards

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renewable resorcus

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biomass energy

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nonrenewable resources

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coal,natural gas, oil and nuclear energy.

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Nonrenewable Resource

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Nonrenewable energy resources include coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy.

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Fossil Fuel

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Fossil energy sources, including oil, coal and natural gas, are non-renewable resources

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Nuclear Fission

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Nuclear fission is a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei

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Nuclear Fusion

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Nuclear Fusion reactions power the Sun and other stars. In a fusion reaction, two light nuclei merge to form a single heavier nucleus.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

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, where energy stored as hydrogen is converted to electricity by the fuel cell.

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Solar Energy

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Solar energy is any type of energy generated by the sun.

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Wind Energy

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Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity.

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Hydroelectric energy

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Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower. Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world’s electricity,

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11
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Biomass

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the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.

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Ethanol

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Ethanol is a renewable fuel made from corn and other plant materials.

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Geothermal Energy

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Geothermal energy is the thermal energy in the Earth’s crust which originates from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay of materials

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Petroleum

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Petroleum, also called crude oil, is a fossil fuel.

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Natural Gas

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Natural gas is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.

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16
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Coal

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Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams

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Propane

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Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula C₃H₈.

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Butane

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Butane is a gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Butane

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Tidal Energy

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Tidal energy is power produced by the surge of ocean waters during the rise and fall of tides.

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Wave Energy

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Wave energy is a form of renewable energy that can be harnessed from the motion of the waves

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headlands

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a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea.

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beach

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an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore

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glacier

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A glacier is a large, perennial accumulation of crystalline ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid water that originates on land

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glacial drift

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Glacial drift. A general term applied to all rock material (

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till

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STRATIFIED DRIFT

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predominantly sorted sediment laid down by or in meltwater from glaciers and includes sand, gravel, silt, and clay arranged in layers.