Unit 4 Vocab Flashcard

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Solar energy

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Energy from the Sun; renewable source

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Mining activities

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removal of coal, copper, and gravel that pollutes land and water

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Alternative Fuels (renewable energy)

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Other energy sources that are better for the environment.

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Renewable resource

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A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate it is consumed.

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Rain

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Needed to feed groundwater & surface water.

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Wind energy

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Energy from the kinetic energy of moving air

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Stream

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What moving water forms

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Hydropower

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Energy from moving water

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Smog

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A thick, brown haze formed when certain gases react in sunlight.

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Coal

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A fossil fuel that must be mined; non-renewable energy source