7.3 Value of Renewable Resources flashcards

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Renewable resources can be used for

materials and energy and are replaced quickly, such as lumber from trees or wind to power a sailboat.

<p>materials and energy and are replaced quickly, such as lumber from trees or wind to power a sailboat.</p>
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Nonrenewable resources are used

faster than they can be replaced, like petroleum (oil, natural gas) or coal.

<p>faster than they can be replaced, like petroleum (oil, natural gas) or coal.</p>
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Clean resources

Renewable resources that do not directly cause pollution.

<p>Renewable resources that do not directly cause pollution.</p>
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Carbon-emitting energy sources

Energy sources that release carbon (pollution) into the atmosphere, such as diesel, biomass, and gasoline.

<p>Energy sources that release carbon (pollution) into the atmosphere, such as diesel, biomass, and gasoline.</p>
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Emit

To produce or make something.

<p>To produce or make something.</p>
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Biomass

All organic (living) material in a specific location.

<p>All organic (living) material in a specific location.</p>
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Inexhaustible resources

Resources that can be reused and are not destroyed, although there is a limited amount of them, like water or sunlight.

<p>Resources that can be reused and are not destroyed, although there is a limited amount of them, like water or sunlight.</p>
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Hydropower dams

Structures that use water to generate electricity.

<p>Structures that use water to generate electricity.</p>
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Solar panels

Devices that use sunlight to generate electricity.

<p>Devices that use sunlight to generate electricity.</p>
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Wind turbines

Machines that use the wind to generate electricity.

<p>Machines that use the wind to generate electricity.</p>
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Synthetic materials

Materials produced through a chemical process that are stronger, more durable, stretchy, waterproof, and stain-resistant compared to natural plant and animal materials.

<p>Materials produced through a chemical process that are stronger, more durable, stretchy, waterproof, and stain-resistant compared to natural plant and animal materials.</p>