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Chapter 10 Science 5
What is a renewable resource? | a resource that can be replaced in a reasonable amount of time |
What is a nonrenewable resource? | a resource that once used cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time |
What is pollution? | a waste product that harms living things and damages ecosystems |
What are examples of renewable resources? | air, water, sunlight, and fruit trees |
What are examples of non-renewable resources? | fossil fuels, coal, oil, gasoline |
What is smog? | a mixture of smoke, water vapor, and chemicals |
What causes air pollution? | factories, vehicles, and burning of any fuels |
How does waste get into the water cycle? | factories and mines dump waste into lakes and farmers and homeowners use fertilizer and pesticides that can get into ground water. |