Natural Resources Flashcards
Natural Resource
materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
Renewable Resource
hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy
Nonrenewable Resource
coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy
Fossil Fuel
made from decomposing plants and animals
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear fission is a reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei.
Nuclear Fusion
two atoms are combined at high temperatures
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle
A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen fuel for motive power.
Solar Energy
Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar power to generate electricity, solar thermal energy, and solar architecture.
Wind Energy
Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity.
Hydroelectric energy
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower
Biomass
the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
Ethanol
a renewable fuel made from corn and other plant materials
Geothermal Energy
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 in currently uncertain but possibly roughly equal proportions.
Petroleum
a fossil fuel
Natural Gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes
