Natural Resources Vocabulary

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A natural resource that either cannot be replenished or takes a very long time to replenish.

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Non-Renewable Resource

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A natural resource that takes relatively little time to replenish.

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Renewable Resource

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The process of restoring the land to its original state after mining is finished in the area.

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Reclamation

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A mineral that can be mined for a profit.

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Ore

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A fuel source that was formed from the remains of ancient life.

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Fossil Fuel

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A fuel created from turning plants into alcohol.

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Ethanol

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A solid source of energy that is formed from compressed decomposing plant life over hundreds of millions of years.

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Coal

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A liquid source of energy that is formed from the remains of sea creatures breaking down over millions of years.

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Petroleum

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A source of energy made mostly of methane and made by layers of decomposing plant and animal matter experiencing heat and pressure for thousands of years.

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Natural Gas

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Energy generated by using the heat created by nuclear reactions.

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Nuclear Energy