5.2 Energy Resources Vocabulary

2. - a natural resource that can be replenished (renewable) by
4. and fog in the air. Classic smog results from large amounts of coal burning in an area and is caused by a mixture of smoke and sulfur dioxide. ... Smog is a problem in a number of cities and continues to harm human health.
6. oil, natural gas and coal
8. resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance
9. Resources any natural resource that can replenish itself naturally over
16. Cast Mines large strips of land are excavated in order to extract materials
17. make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)
19. – HydroElectric Power; a form of energy generated by the conversion
21. or harm the environment, especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels and nuclear power
22. keep up with consumption.
23. rocks, boreholes, etc. so as to force open
25. free-falling water to electricity
26. such as wood or solar energy; also called renewable energy
27. An open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by
28. natural means on a level equal to consumption
29. Resources a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced
30. Energy energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural

1. cutting, or blasting.
3. Fuels a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological
5. Resource can be used over and over, but must go through a process to
7. means such as solar, wind, geothermal, HEP
9. the amount of a substance which can be extracted from the
10. with current technology at current prices. Typically much smaller than the resource.
11. from the remains of living organisms
12. - a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced
13. by natural means at a pace quick enough
14. subsurface tunneling
15. fissures and extract oil or gas
18. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting
20. it for re-use
23. - a kind of air pollution, originally named for the mixture of
24. - the process of injecting liquid at high pressure into