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| Give an example of a renewable resource. |
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| Renewable resources are _______. |
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| replenished over short term of span |
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| Give an example of a nonrenewable resource? |
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| coal, copper, uranium, gold |
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| What are the stage of development of coal? |
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| peat, lignite, bituminous, anthrocite |
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| Placer deposits form when ______. |
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| eroded minerala settle quickly from movind H2O while less dense particles remain suspended & continue to move |
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| What is a nonmetallic mineral resource? |
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| Give an advantage of solar energy. |
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| Hydroelectric power is produced by ____. |
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| falling H2O drives turbines that produce electricity |
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| What is the source of geothermal energy? |
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| harnessed by tapping natural underground reservoirs of steam and hot H2O |
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| How is tidal power harnessed? |
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| constructing a dam across mouth of a bay or estuary in coastal areas with large tidal ranges |
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| What is an example of a non-point source of fresh water pollution? |
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What They Are: Nitrogen Oxides 14.8%, Volatile Organics 13.6%, Sulfur Oxides 16.4%,and Carbon Dioxide 49.1%
Where They Come From: Stationary Source Fuel Combustion 27.3%, Industrial Process 15.0%, Solid Waste Disposal 2.5%, Miscellaneous 9.0%, and Transportation 46.2% |
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| According to Figure 4-2, what is the single largest source of air pollutants? |
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| One way that mining for mineral resources damages the land is by _____. |
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| In which decade were the first important laws passed to decrease water pollution? |
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| The Clean Water Act is ______. |
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| Reduce point source pollution into surface H2O |
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| What is the most important law passed to deal with air pollution? |
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| The fuel for nuclear fission in nuclear reactors is ______. |
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| Wind power generates ____. |
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| What is the function of the atmosphere's ozone layer? |
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| Sheild Earth from harmful solar radiation |
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| Fosssil fuels are _______ resources. |
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| Coal,petroleum, and nautural gas are _______. |
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| A(n) _________ is a useful metallic mineralo that can be mined at a profit. |
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| Winds fams are used to produce _________. |
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| The ________ Act requires industries to reduce or eliminate the release of point source pollution into surface waters. |
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| The nation's most important air pollution law is the _______ Act. |
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| The element ________ is used in nuclear fission to produce energy. |
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| Explain the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. |
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Renewable: Can be made in years
Nonrenewable: Can be made in millions of years |
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| Beginning with plant material, list the successive stages of coal development. |
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| Peat ; lignite ; sub-bituminous ; anthracite |
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| List two of the advantages of solar energy. |
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| saves you money, low/no maintenance |
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| List the advantafes and disadvantages of wind as a source of electricity. |
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| it saves energy but creates noise pollution |
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| Contrast point source pollution and nonpoint source pollution. |
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| point source you can find where it is, nonpoint you can't |
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| How could energy conservation help to control or decrease air, water, and land pollution? |
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| most of our energy comes from burning fossil fuels, burning fossil fuels pollutes the air by putting all soot of noxious gases in it as well as greenhouse gases which affect the climate. |
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