Energy & Conservation

2. reduction in the number or quantity of something.
4. fuels that are found in Earth's crust and contain carbon and hydrogen, which can be burned for energy.
10. the act of reprocessing a resource (or product from a resource) so that the materials can be used again as another item.
11. resource any resource that can be replaced within a human life span.
13. things that come from the environment and are used.
14. the use of wind to provide mechanical power through turbines

1. preventing the loss of a resource by being thoughtful in how to manage the resource.
3. resource that come from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes
5. energy that comes from sunlight.
6. the energy in the center (or nucleus) of an atom.
7. as contamination of soil at higher than normal concentrations by waste materials of human origin that have adverse effects on human and ecosystem health
8. the act of deciding to not use a resource when there is an alternative.
9. the act of finding a way to use a resource (or product from a resource) again without changing it or reprocessing it.
12. the ability to do work.