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| 9527148023 | Acid Deposition | The accumulation of acid on Earth's surface Ex: |  | 0 |
| 9527148024 | Acid Percitpitation | Conversion of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides to acids that return to Earth as rain snow or fog Ex: |  | 1 |
| 9527152814 | Active solar energy | Solar radiation captured with photovoltaic cells that convert light energy to electrical energy Ex: |  | 2 |
| 9527155233 | Air pollution | Concentration of three substances such as carbon monoxide sulfur dioxide nitrogen oxides hydrocarbons and solid particulates at a greater level than occurs in an average air Ex: |  | 3 |
| 9527160387 | Animate power | Power supply by animals or by people Ex: |  | 4 |
| 9527160388 | Biomass fuel | Fuel derived from wood plant material or animal waste Ex: |  | 5 |
| 9527167885 | Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | The amount of oxygen required by aquatic bacteria to decompose a given load of organic waste a measure of water pollution Ex: | 6 | |
| 9527170513 | Break-of-bulk point | A location where transfer as possible from one mode of transportation to another Ex: |  | 7 |
| 9527192792 | Bulk-gaining industry | An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprise the greater volume than the inputs Ex: | 8 | |
| 9527197082 | Bulk-reducing industry | An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs Ex: | 9 | |
| 9527208638 | Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) | A gas used as a solvent a propellant in aerosol a refrigerant and in plastic phones in fire extinguishers Ex: |  | 10 |
| 9527211998 | Cosumptive water usage | The use of water that evaporates rather than being returned to nature as a liquid Ex: | 11 | |
| 9527214978 | Cottage industry | Manufacturing based in homes rather than factories most common prior to the Industrial Revolution Ex: |  | 12 |
| 9527214979 | Fission | The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy Ex: |  | 13 |
| 9527232858 | Fordist production | A form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific tasks to perform repeatedly Ex: |  | 14 |
| 9527232859 | Fossil fuel | An energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago Ex: |  | 15 |
| 9527243678 | Fusion | Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium Ex: |  | 16 |
| 9527247961 | Geothermal energy | Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks Ex: |  | 17 |
| 9527251161 | Greenhouse effect | The anticipated increase in Earth's temperature caused by carbon dioxide (emitted by burning fossil fuels) trapping some of the radiation emitted by the surface Ex: |  | 18 |
| 9527254747 | Just-in-time delivery | Shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed Ex: | 19 | |
| 9527268373 | Labor-intensive industry | An industry for which labor cost comprise a high percentage of total expenses Ex: | 20 | |
| 9527271352 | Maquiladora | A factory built by a US company in Mexico near the US border to take advantage of the much lower labor cost in Mexico Ex: | 21 | |
| 9527279134 | New international division of labor | Transfer of some types of jobs especially those requiring low paid less skilled workers from more developed to less developed countries Ex: | 22 | |
| 9527283217 | Nonconsumptive water usage | The use of water that is returned to nature as a liquid Ex: |  | 23 |
| 9527328555 | Nonpoint source pollution | Pollution that originates from a large diffuse area Ex: |  | 24 |
| 9527334368 | Nonrenewable energy | A source of energy that has a finite supply capable of being exhausted Ex: |  | 25 |
| 9527336416 | Outsourcing | A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to Independent suppliers Ex: |  | 26 |
| 9527336417 | Ozone | A gas that absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation and is found in the stratosphere a-zone 15 to 50 km (9 to 30 miles) above Earth's surface Ex: |  | 27 |
| 9527340830 | Passive solar energy systems | Solar energy systems that collect energy without the use of mechanical devices Ex: |  | 28 |
| 9527341182 | Photochemical smog | An atmospheric condition formed through a combination of weather conditions and pollution especially from motor vehicle emissions Ex: |  | 29 |
| 9527356181 | Point source pollution | Pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source Ex: |  | 30 |
| 9527356182 | Pollution | Concentration of waste added to air water or land at a greater level that occurs in an average air water or land Ex: |  | 31 |
| 9527363384 | Post-Fordist production | Adoption by companies of flexible work rules such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks Ex: | 32 | |
| 9527369781 | Potential reserve | The amount of a resource and deposits not yet identified but thought to exist Ex: | 33 | |
| 9527372644 | Proven reserve | The amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits Ex: | 34 | |
| 9527379909 | Recycling | The separation collection processing marketing and reuse of unwanted material Ex: |  | 35 |
| 9527390447 | Remanufacturing | The rebuilding of a product to specifications of the original manufactured product using a combination of reused repaired and new parts Ex: | 36 | |
| 9527396840 | Renewable energy | Every resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by people |  | 37 |
| 9527403829 | Right-to-work law | A US law that prevents a union and a company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment Ex: | 38 | |
| 9527414976 | Sanitary landfill | A place to deposit solid waste where a layer of Earth is bulldozed over garbage each day to reduce emissions of gases and odors from the decaying trash to minimize fires and to discourage vermin Ex: |  | 39 |
| 9527425570 | Site factors | Location factors related to the cost of factors of production inside a plant such as land labor and capital Ex: | 40 | |
| 9527432887 | Situational factors | Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory Ex: |  | 41 |
| 9527437212 | Vertical integration | An approach typical of traditional mass production and which a company controls all phases of a highly complex production process Ex: | 42 |
