Resources
Alternative Energy
Conserving Resources
100
Resource that doesnt form at a rate that is much slower than it is consumed
What is Nonrenewable Resource
100
Energy Produced from atomic reactions
What is Nuclear Energy
100
The careful use of resources that reduces damage to the environment
What is Conservation
200
Any natural material that is used by humans. Examples: Water, Coal, Petroleum, Trees
What is Natural Resource
200
Energy by the Earth from the sun in the form of radiaton
What is Solar Energy
200
The process of recovering valuable or useful material from waste or scraps
What is Recycling
300
Coal and Petroleum are examples of what type of resource?
What is Nonrenewable
300
Use of windmills to drive electric generator
What is Wind Power
300
Piling up organic matter where it can gradually decompose & become fertilizer
What is composting
400
Water and Wind are examples of what type of resource?
What is Renewable Resource
400
Electrical energy provided by falling water
What is Hydroelectric Energy
400
They combine gas-powered engines and electric motors. The electric motor stores energy in batteries and reduces the vehicle's reliance on the engine, using less gas than a conventional vehicle.
What is Hybrid Car
500
Resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed
What is Renewable Resource
500
Energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
What is Alternate Energy
500
a bin for depositing things in a specific catergories to be recycled
What is a Recycling Bin
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