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Renewable resource
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resource that can be replaced over short time spans like months or years (examples: plants and animals for food, fibers for clothes, trees for wood and paper)
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Nonrenewable resource
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resource that takes millions of years to form (examples: oil, coal, gas, iron, gold)
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Fossil fuel
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any hydrocarbon that can be used as energy (examples: coal, oil and natural gas)
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Ore
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metallic mineral that can be mined for profit (examples: gold, silver, copper, lead, mercury, platinum, nickel)
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Hydroelectric power
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the power that falling water generates makes turbines produce electricity (example: dam)
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Geothermal energy
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natural underground stores of steam and hot water (example: geyser)
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Point source pollution
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pollution that comes from known location (examples: factory or leaking storage tank)
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Nonpoint source pollution
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pollution that doesn't have a specific source (examples: pesticides from fields and lawns, oil from streets)
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Runoff
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water that flows over land rather than seeping into the ground
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Global warming
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the unnatural warming of the Earth's lower atmosphere. caused by burning of fossil fuels-- the major source of pollution
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Conservation
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the careful use of resources
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Compost
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partially decomposed organic material that is used for fertilizer (examples: animal manure or composted plant scraps)
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Recycling
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the collecting and processing of used items to make into new products (examples: plastic bottles, soda cans)
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