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11 Cards in this Set
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conservation
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the preservation and careful management of the environment, including natural resources
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estuary
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an extremely fertile area where a river meets ocean
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fossil fuel
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fuel formed from organisms in Earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years
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geothermal energy
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heat energy in Earth's crust
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natural resource
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a material or energy source that is useful or necessary to meet the needs of Earth's organisms, including people
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nonrenewable natural resource
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a resource that is used more quickly that it can be replaced by natural processes
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nuclear fission
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energy that is given off when an atom splits and releases a neutron
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nuclear fusion
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combining two atoms to make one atom
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particulates
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tiny particles released into the air
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recycling
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a form of reuse that requires reprocessing or changing an item or natural resource
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renewable natural resource
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Earth's resource that is constantly being replaced or recycled by nature
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