Vocabulary
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| 153811615 | acid deposition | Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, emitted by burning fossil fuels, enter the atmosphere-where they combine with oxygen and water to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid-and return to Earth's Surface | |
| 153811616 | acid precipitation | Conversion of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides to acids that return to earth as rain,snow, or fog. | |
| 153811617 | active solar energy systems | Solar energy system that collects energy through the use of mechanical devices like photovoltaic cells or flat-plate collectors. | |
| 153811618 | air pollution | Concentration of trace substances, such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, and solid particulates, at a greater level that occurs in average air. | |
| 153811619 | animate power | Power supplied by people or animals. | |
| 153811620 | biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | Amount of oxygen required by aquatic bacteria to decompose a given load of organic waste;a measure of water pollution | |
| 153811621 | Biodiversity | The number of species within a specific habitat. | |
| 153811622 | biomass fuel | Fuel that derives from plant material and animal waste | |
| 153811623 | breeder reactor | A nuclear power plant that creates its own fuel from plutonium. | |
| 153811624 | chlorofluorocarbon | A gas used as a solvent, a propelant in aerosols a refrigerant and inplastic foams and fire extinguishers | |
| 153811625 | Conservation | The sustainable use and management of a natural resource through consuming it as a less rapid rate than it can be replaced. | |
| 153811626 | Ferrous | Metals, including iron, that are utilized in the production of iron and steel. | |
| 153811627 | fission | The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy. | |
| 153811628 | fossil fuel | Energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago. | |
| 153811629 | fusion | Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium. | |
| 153811630 | geothermal energy | Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks. | |
| 153811631 | greenhouse effect | Anticipated increase in Earth's temperature, caused by carbon dioxide trapping some of the radiation emitted by the surface. | |
| 153811632 | hydroelectric power | Power generated by moving water. | |
| 153811633 | inanimate power | Power supplied by machines | |
| 153811634 | Nonferrous | Metals utilized to make products other than iron and steel. | |
| 153811635 | nonrenewable energy | A source of energy that is a finite supply capable of being exhausted. | |
| 153811636 | ozone | A gas that absorbs ultraviolet radiation, found in the stratosphere, a zone between 15 and 50 km above Earth's surface. | |
| 153811637 | passive solar energy systems | Solar energy that collects energy without the use of mechanical devices. | |
| 153811638 | photochemical smog | An atmospheric condition formed through a combination of weather conditions and pollution especially from motor vehicles emissions | |
| 153811639 | photovoltaic cell | Solar energy cells, usually made from silicon that collect solar rays. | |
| 153811640 | pollution | Addition of more waste than a resource can accommodate. | |
| 153811641 | potential reserve | The amount of energy in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist. | |
| 153811642 | Preservation | Maintenance of a resource in its present condition with as little human impact as possible. | |
| 153811643 | proven reserve | The amount of a resource remaining in discovered deposits. | |
| 153811644 | radioactive waste | Particles from a nuclear reaction that emits radaition | |
| 153811645 | Recycling | The separation, collection, processing, marketing and reuse of unwanted material. | |
| 153811646 | renewable energy | A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans. | |
| 153811647 | resource | A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use. | |
| 153811648 | sanitary landfill | A place to deposit solid waste, where a layer of earth is bulldozed over garbage each day to reduce emission of gasses and odors from the decaying trash, to minimize fires and to discourage vermin. | |
| 153811649 | sustainable development | The level of development that can be maintained in a country without depleting resources to the extent that future generations will be unable to achieve a comparable level of development. |
