Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Natural Resource

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Any natural material used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals.

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Renewable Resource

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

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Nonrenewable Resource

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A resource that forms at a rate much slower than the rate at which it is consumed.

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Fossil Fuel

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A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago.

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Material Resource

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A natural resource that humans use to make objects or to consume as food and drink.

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Energy Resource

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A natural resource that humans use to generate energy.

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Nuclear Energy

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The energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus.

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Fission

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The process by which a nucleus splits into two or more fragments and releases neutrons and energy.

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Hydroelectric Energy

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Electrical energy produced by the flow of water.

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Wind Energy

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The use of the force of moving air to drive an electric generator.