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22 Cards in this Set
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fossil fuel
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nonrenewable energy resouce such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago
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coal
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solid fossil fuel that forms from partially decomposed plant material
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acid precipitaion
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rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids
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smog
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photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels
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solar energy
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the energy received by the Earth from the sun in the form of radiation
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wind power
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the use of a windmill to drive an electric generator
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Hydroelectric energy
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electrical energy produced by falling water
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renewable resource
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a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
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recycling
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the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items
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Lignite and anthracite are forms of what
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coal
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Which is not made of petroleum:
jet fuel, kerosene,fuel oil, lignite |
lignite
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Which is a renewable resource:
coal, oil, trees, nateral gas |
trees
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Which alternative resources requires hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy:
solar energy, fuel cells, nuclear energy, geothermal energy |
fuel cells
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Which types of coal contains the highest carbon content:
Lignite,anthracite,peat,bituminous coal |
anthracite
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What is a problem associated with fossil fuel use?
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Acid precipitation may form
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How may people obtain fossil fuels?
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by drilling
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Petroleum and natural gas form mainly from
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decayed sea organisms
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Which of the following is not a form in which fossil fuels may exist;
plasma, liquid, gas, solid |
plasma
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Natural resources that humans use to generate energy are called
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energy resources
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Humans can conserve natural resources by
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keeping water sources clean
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Which of the following is a renewable resouce:
fresh water, coal, petroleum, natural resource |
fresh water
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What is any natural material used by humans called?
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a natural resource
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