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A gas used as a solvent, a propellant in aerosols, a refrigerant, and in plastic foams and fire extinguishers.

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The use of water that evaporates rather than being returned to nature as liquid.

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Manufacturing based in homes rather than in factories, most common prior to the Industrial Revolution.

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The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy.

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A form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly.

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An energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago.

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Creation of energy by joining to nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium.

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Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks.

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The anticipated increase in Earth's temperature caused by carbon dioxide (emitted by burning fossil fuels) trapping some of the radiation emitted by the surface.

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Shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed.

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An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses.

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A factory built by a U.S. company in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage of the much lower labor costs in Mexico.

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Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less-skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries.

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The use of water that is returned to nature as a liquid.

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Pollution that originates from a large, diffuse area.

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A source of energy that has a finite supply of capable of being exhausted.

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A decision by corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.

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A gas that absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation and is found in the stratosphere, a zone 15 to 50 kilometers (9 to 30 miles) above Earth's surface.

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Solar energy systems that collect energy without the use of mechanical devices.

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An atmospheric condition formed through a combination of weather conditions and pollution, especially from motor vehicle emissions.

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Pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source.

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Concentration of waste added to air, water, or land at a greater level than occurs in average air, water, or land.

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Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks.

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The amount of a resource in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist.

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The amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits.

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The separation, collection, processing, marketing, and reuse of unwanted material.

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The rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused, repaired and new parts.

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A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by people.

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A U.S. law that prevents a union and a company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join the union as a condition of employment.

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A place to deposit solid waste, where a layer of earth is bulldozed over garbage each day to reduce emissions of gases and odors from the decaying trash, to minimize fires , and to discourage vermin.

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Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside a plant, such as land, labor, and capital.

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Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory.

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An approach typical of traditional mass production in which a company controls all phases of a highly complex production process.

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