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Mechanical weathering
Ice Wedging
Talus
Exfoliation
The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into…
Process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then fr…
a sloping mass of rock fragments at the foot of a cliff.
A mechanical weathering process which removes protruding overl…
Mechanical weathering
The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into…
Ice Wedging
Process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then fr…
Fuel
Fossil Fuels
Natural Resource
Non-renewable resource
_________ is a substance that is burned to release it's stored…
__________ are fuels formed from decayed plants and animals th…
A ___________________ is a useful material taken from the envi…
Substances that cannot easily be replaced one they are used ar…
Fuel
_________ is a substance that is burned to release it's stored…
Fossil Fuels
__________ are fuels formed from decayed plants and animals th…
Mechanical Weathering
Frost Wedging
Talus
Exfoliation
breaking down of rocks by physical forces, like pressure, ice…
The mechanical breakup of rock caused by the expansion of free…
An accumulation of rock debris at the base of a cliff
A mechanical weathering process which removes protuding overly…
Mechanical Weathering
breaking down of rocks by physical forces, like pressure, ice…
Frost Wedging
The mechanical breakup of rock caused by the expansion of free…
net energy
crude oil
nuclear fusion
refining
the amount of usable energy left once the energy is made avail…
black, gooey liquid containing a mixture of combustible hydroc…
energy produced when the nuclei of two isotopes of a light ele…
process by which oil is heated to separate it into various fue…
net energy
the amount of usable energy left once the energy is made avail…
crude oil
black, gooey liquid containing a mixture of combustible hydroc…
passive solar heating system
photovoltaic cell
hydrogen fuel cell
biomass
system that absorbs and stores heat from the sun directly with…
the wafer of purified silicon or polycrystalline silicon with…
device that uses hydrogen gas as a fuel to produce electricity…
plant materials that can be burned as a solid fuel or converte…
passive solar heating system
system that absorbs and stores heat from the sun directly with…
photovoltaic cell
the wafer of purified silicon or polycrystalline silicon with…
fuel
energy transformation
combustion
fossil fuel
a substance that provides a form of energy- such as heat, ligh…
when fuels are burned, chemical energy is released as heat and…
the process of burning a fuel
energy-rich substances formed from the remains of once-living…
fuel
a substance that provides a form of energy- such as heat, ligh…
energy transformation
when fuels are burned, chemical energy is released as heat and…
scythes
waterwheel
coral
algae
tools used for cutting grass and crops
a large wheel turned by water that was used in the past to pow…
groups of hard skeletons of tiny sea creatures
water plants that have no roots or stems
scythes
tools used for cutting grass and crops
waterwheel
a large wheel turned by water that was used in the past to pow…
Solar Panels
Hydroelectric Plants
Wind Farms
Nuclear Power
photovoltaic cells that can convert the sun's energy into elec…
dams that using moving water to turn turbines, RENEWABLE
a large group of fan blades that catch wind energy and turn tu…
Breaking atoms creates intense heat that is used to power a st…
Solar Panels
photovoltaic cells that can convert the sun's energy into elec…
Hydroelectric Plants
dams that using moving water to turn turbines, RENEWABLE
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Sedimentary Rock
Physical or chemical process that breaks down rock
Moving material from place to place
Occurs when an agent of erosion drops or deposits it load of s…
These rocks can form when existing rock is weathered, eroded,…
Weathering
Physical or chemical process that breaks down rock
Erosion
Moving material from place to place
biodiversity
to contaminate
to damage
power plant (power station)
the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals…
to pollute. To make a substance or place dirty or no longer pu…
harmful effects on somebody/something
a building or group of buildings where electricity is produced
biodiversity
the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals…
to contaminate
to pollute. To make a substance or place dirty or no longer pu…
low ground water, acid rain, limestone
magma
water erosion
barriers, fences, and walls
Underground caves and sinkholes are caused by
the source of igneous rocks
formed the Grand Canyon
prevent soil erosion
low ground water, acid rain, limestone
Underground caves and sinkholes are caused by
magma
the source of igneous rocks
energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
thermal energy
the ability to cause change
the energy an object has due to its motion
the energy stored in an object because of its position
energy that all objects have that increases as the object's te…
energy
the ability to cause change
kinetic energy
the energy an object has due to its motion
a burning candle follows what energy pa…
the energy path of a flashlight
burning gas to drive a car
batteries
chemical to light
chemical to light
chemical to kinetic
chemical to electrical
a burning candle follows what energy pa…
chemical to light
the energy path of a flashlight
chemical to light