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Energy
Resources/fossil fuels
Harm/Nuclear/Earth
Mix of Resources, and Harm
Other
100
heat energy from inside the Earth
What is geothermal energy?
100
resources that can be replaced in a relitivaly short time
What are renewable resources?
100
the energy source for nuclear power plants
What are nuclear fuels?
100
any material people take from the Earth
What are natural resources?
100
battery
What is the energy conversion to light to chemical?
200
energy from the sun
What is solar energy?
200
a resource that takes a long time to replace or can't be replaced at all
What are nonrenewable resources?
200
any material taken from the Earth
What are natural resources?
200
a wise use of natural resources
What is conservation?
200
sod, adobe, stones, wood, bricks, and animal skins
Name some natural resources to build homes.
300
the process that changes from one form to another
What is energy conversion?
300
a material made artificially
What is synthetic?
300
adobe, stones, wood, brick, and animal skins
Name some natural resources.
300
trees, water, soil, solar energy
What are some renewable resources?
300
the joining of the nuculi to make a larger mass
What is fusion?
400
coal, oil, and natural gas
What are some examples of fossil fuels?
400
a hard, black substance formed from plants that lived 300 million years ago
What is coal?
400
the harmful addition to the natural enviorment
What is pollution?
400
500 to 2,000 years
How long does it take for a few centimeters of soil to replace?
400
500 to 2,000 years
How long does it take for a few centimeters of soil to replace?
500
Flowing water enters a hydroelectric power plant. The water spins the blade of turbines. Then the turbines produce electricity.
How does a hydroelectric power plant work?
500
natural gas, coal, and oil
Name three fossil fuels.
500
dams can alter flow of rivers, flood habitats, interfere with natural cycles
What are pollution problems that hydroelectric power does?
500
getting rid of radioactive waste
What is one nuclear fuel problem?
500
gems, ceramics
What are some products made with minerals?