Chapter 5: Natural Resources

The use of energy produced by the heat of the Earth's interior?

Any energy source, organism, or substance found in nature that people use.

Fossil fuels provide most of the energy used in the U.S. because they?

Organic matter, such as plant & animal waste, that can be used as fuel.

The process of splitting the atoms of radioactive material releasing huge amounts of energy.

What limits the use of biomass liquid fuels?

Which part of a power plant actually produces electricity?

Which category of products is the most dependent on oil?

A nonrenewable energy source made from plant and animal matter. Oil, gas, & coal are examples.

Which definition bets describes a turbine.

What makes wind a renewable resource?

The means of protecting, restoring & managing our natural resources for future generations.

Electricity produced by moving water. Fast moving water turns turbines that drive generators.

A natural resource that exists in a fixed amount or us used up faster than can be replaced.

The process of recovering materials that people throe away. Slogan REDUCE... RECYCLE...REUSE!

Hydroelectric energy is produced by using the force of?

A place to dispose of refuse & other waste material by burying it & covering it over with soil.

Specially designed silicon panels or cells that convert light energy into electricity.

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with the use of fossil fuels?

A natural resource that can be replaced in nature at about the same rate it is used.