Renewable Resources
Unit 6 - Human Impact

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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Jessica Schneider
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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A resource that can be used indefinitely without causing a reduction in the available supply.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Non-Renewable Resources
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Resources that take thousands of years to replenish themselves and exist in a fixed amount.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Desertification
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Process by which productive land becomes desert; in arid areas, it can occur through the loss of topsoil.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Fossil Fuels
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Nonrenewable energy source formed over geologic time from the compression and partial decomposition of organisms that lived millions of years ago.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Sustainable Energy
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Involves global management of Earth's natural resources to ensure that current and future energy needs will be met without harming the environment.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Reclamation
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Process in which a mining company restores land used during mining operations to its original contours and replants vegetation.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Biodiversity
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The number and variety of organisms found in a specific area or ecosystem.
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