Unit 7: Resource Management

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ENERGY RESOURCE

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A natural resource that can be converted into other forms of energy to do useful work.

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NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE

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An energy resource that is used faster than it can be replaced by natural processes.

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RENEWABLE RESOURCE

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An energy resource that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time.

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INEXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCE

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Any natural resource that exists in such large quantity that it is considered almost limitless.

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AIR POLLUTION

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Contamination of air by harmful substances, including gases and smoke.

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ENERGY CONSERVATION

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The reduction in the amount of energy consumed in a process or system through rational use and elimination of waste.

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MALNUTRITION

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Lack of proper nutrition that negatively affects growth and health.

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WATER POLLUTION

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Any contamination of water with chemicals or other hazardous substances that are detrimental to human, animal, or plant health.

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POLLUTION

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The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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A change in average weather conditions, or in the time variation of weather within the context of longer-term average conditions.