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- what drives the turbines and electric generators at a tidal power plant
- (true/false) the fuel used in geothermal energy is found above Earth's surface
- tidal power in harnessed by constructing a ______ across the mouth of an estuary or a bay
- what is defined as "careful use of resources"
- the process of collecting and processing used items to make new products is called
- what law requires companies to store, transport, and dispose of their hazardous wastes according to guidelines
- a mixture of bitumen, water, clay, and sand
- planting crops with different nutrient needs in adjacent rows is called
- (true/false) agriculture has only a positive impact on the land
- the ________ of earth's atmosphere helps to maintain life on the planet
- (true/false) mineral mining can destroy vegetation and cause soil erosion
- (true/false) natural gas forms from the buried remains of animals and plants
- (true/false) the clean water act is the Unites States most important law for preventing air pollution
- What law sets maximum contaminant levels for water pollutants that could harm people's health?
- what often carries nonpoint source pollution
- the gas in the atmosphere that people need to live
- the process of removing whole forests areas is called
- what are gases such as carbon dioxide and methane called that help maintain the warm temperatures near the surface of the earth
- what law requires industries to reduce or stop point source pollution into surface waters
- at a hydroelectric power plant, water is held in a _______ behind a dam