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| materials or energy sources that are needed to meet the needs of Earth's organisms, including people |
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| a type of resource that is alive or was alive in the past |
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| Examples of inorganic resources |
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| granite(used to make roads), boron (used to make glass and ceramics), calcium carbonate (used in paper and plastic) |
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| resources that can be replaced by nature as quickly as they are used |
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| resources that are used up more quickly than they can be replaced by natural processes |
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| coal, oil, and natural gas |
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| made from decayed plants and animals that have been preserved in the Earth's crust by pressure and heat |
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| the most abundant fossil fuel in the world |
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| sometimes called petroleum - can be refined into gasoline, kerosene, or diesel fuel |
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| Alternatives to fossil fuels |
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| hydroelectric power, wind energy, geothermal energy, solar energy, or nuclear energy |
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| extreme heat which is found near glaciers and vocanoes and can be used to generate steam |
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| splitting atoms to release energy |
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| uses less energy than extracting new natural resources and helps resources last longer |
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| the preservation and careful management of the environment to help prevent shortages |
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| most air pollution results from this |
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| generated by splitting atoms and it does not contribute to air pollution |
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| sulfur dioxide (from burning coal) mixes with water vapor to produce this harmful substance that has a low pH |
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| a nonrenewable resource formed mostly from tiny marine organisms |
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| type of air pollution caused by sunlight reacting with pollutants |
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