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- 4. Rain- Rain that has a lower than normal pH level because of burning fossil fuels
- 6. Rays- Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. Filtered by ozone layer
- 7. Oil- Known as Petroleum a type of nonrenewable resource that id drilled out of the ground used for
- 9. Energy- Stored energy or energy of position
- 11. occurs when heat energy is transferred from earth’s surface air to atmospheric air.
- 12. an electromagnetic wave of high energy and very short wavelength, which is able to pass through many
- 14. A soft brownish coal showing traces of plant structure, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat.
- 16. cooler areas of surface that appear darker
- 19. waves- Electromagnetic radiation spectrum at wavelengths longer than those of visible light,
- 24. Resource- Is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its
- 26. Most abundant of nonrenewable resource produces sulfur dioxide
- 27. of Conservation of Energy- States that energy can change form, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
- 28. surface layer responsible for most of visible light
- 29. Radiation: heat energy from the sun
- 30. coal but of poorer quality than anthracite.
- 33. the sun.
- 34. Hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke (cleanest
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- 1. Cycle- The continuous process by which carbon is exchanged between organisms and the environment.
- 2. Is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen. It is of higher quality than
- 3. Waves- Have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, slowest
- 5. opaque to light.
- 8. Fuels- Fuel that have been formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants and animals.
- 10. outer layer that creates the ‘solar wind’ which can go 800 km/s
- 13. Partially decayed plant material, burns dirty lots of pollution
- 15. Transform- Energy’s ability to change from one form to another
- 17. Flares: explosive out burst
- 18. The uses of microbes(bacteria) to clean up oil spills
- 20. Energy- Is the energy from the Sun transmitted as electromagnetic wave.
- 21. The source of all energy on Earth
- 22. Rays- electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than approximately one tenth of a
- 23. occurs as pockets of air near earth’s surface are heated, become less dense, rise, cool, and sink.
- 25. Energy- Energy of motion
- 31. Fastest
- 32. Winds: They are a continuous stream of electrically charged particles that are given off by a magnetic field