Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byErik Cameron Modified over 9 years ago
1
Chapter 5 lesson 1-2 By: Sarah Johnson & Sammi Taylor 2 nd period
2
Renewable- a natural resource that can be used and replaced over a relatively short time. Ex: Trees Non-renewable- a natural resource that can not be replaced or can be replaced only over thousands or millions of years. Ex: Coal
3
Recycling- the process by which used or discarded materials are treated for reuse. Ex: reuse water bottles, you can also reuse your Wal-Mart or Food Lion bags for your trash or to pick up animal feces.
4
Energy Resources- natural resource that humans use to produce energy. Ex: Solar Panels, & Wind Turbines Fossil Fuels- Non-renewable energy sources that form in the Earth’s crust over millions of years from the buried remains of once-living organisms. Ex: coal, oil, and natural gas.
5
Petroleum- or cruDE OIL, AN OILY MIXTURE OF FLAMMABLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM WHICH LIQUID FOSSIL FUELS AND OTHER PRODUCTS SUCH AS, ASPHALT ARE SEPERATED. Ex: oily recovery
6
Natural Gas- gaseous fossil fuels EX. Methane
7
Coal- a solid fossil fuel formed underground from buried, decomposed plant material
8
Strip Mining- the process in which rock and soil are stripped from the Earth’s surface to expose the underline materials, to be mined EX. Mined coal or tar sand
9
Air pollution- rain or snow that has a high acid content due to air pollution. Smog- a photochemical fog produced by the reaction of sunlight and air pollutants.
10
Holt Text Book Google.com Bing.com
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.