Resources Vocab
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- Point Source Pollution
- Water pollution that comes from a known and specific location.
- Hydroelectric Power
- the power generated by falling water.
- Geothermal Energy
- Energy derived from the natural heat of the earth.
- Ore
- A naturally occurring mineral or rock from which a valuable or useful substance, especially a metal, can be extracted at a reasonable cost.
- Nonpoint Source Pollution
- Water pollution that does not have a specific point of origin.
- Conservation
- The careful uses of resources.
- Renewable Resources
- Resources that can be replenished by nature as fast as it is used by humans.
- Compost
- Partly decomposed organic material that is used as fertilizer.
- Runoff
- Water that flows over the land surface rather than seeping into the ground.
- Non-Renewable Resources
- Resources that are used up faster than the Earth can replace them.
- Global Warming
- An increase in the earth's atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.
- Recycling
- The collection and processing of used items so the can be made into new products.
- Fossil Fuels
- Nonrenewable fuels formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived long ago.