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Geography
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05/03/2010

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Photovoltaic cells
Definition
Devices that convert solar radiation directly to electricity
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Geopreassurized Zones
Definition
Deep aquifer under unusually high pressure
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Continental Glacier
Definition
Large Glacier covering an extensive amount of land
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Fission
Definition
Process by which atomic nuclei are split
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Secure Landfill
Definition
Sanitary landfill designed to contain toxic chemicals
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Lignite
Definition
Softest of coals
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Abrasion
Definition
Erosion by wind transported sediment
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Alpine Glacier
Definition
Glacier occupying a valley in mountainous terrain
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Calving
Definition
formation of icebergs by the breakup of glaciers
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Bituminous
Definition
Coal that is softer then Anthracite and harder then Lignite
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Breeder Reactor
Definition
Reactor in which new fissionable material is produced in quantity of the same time as energy is generated
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Oil
Definition
Any of the various liquid hydrocarbon compounds
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Anthracite
Definition
Hardest coal
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Equilibrium Line
Definition
Line of surface of glacier at which accumulation just equal to ablation
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Leaching Field
Definition
network of porous pipes and sorounding soil from which septic is released
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Leachate
Definition
Waste containing dissolved chemicals
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Loess
Definition
Wind deposited sediment composed of fine particles
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Moraine
Definition
Landform made of till
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Fossil Fuels
Definition
Hydrocarbon fuels formed from organic matter
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Tar Sands
Definition
Sedimentary rock containing tar like heavy oils
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Geothermal Energy
Definition
Energy from the internal heat of the earth
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Drift
Definition
Sediment transported and deposited by a glacier
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Core Meltdown
Definition
possible nucler reactor accident resulting from loss of core coolent and overheating
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Anaerobic
Definition
Decomposition that occurs w/out oxygen
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Ventifact
Definition
Wind made rock
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Point Source
Definition
single concentrated identifiable source of pollution
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Biomass
Definition
energy derived from living organisms
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Pump and Treat
Definition
water extracted prior to purifcation
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Biochemical oxygen demand
Definition
quanity of oxygen required for aerobic decompisition
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Eutraphication
Definition
developed of high nutrient levels
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Methane Hydrates
Definition
crystalline solid of natural gas/water
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Methane Hydrates
Definition
crystalline solid of natural gas/water
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Kerogen
Definition
a waxy solid hydrocarbon in oil shale
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High Level Waste
Definition
waste suffiencly radioactive to require special handling
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Sanitary Landfill
Definition
disposal site for solid or contained liquid waste
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Petroleum
Definition
liquid hydrocarbon derived from organic matter
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Half Life
Definition
length of time required for half of the quantity of an isotope to decay
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Source Separation
Definition
sorting of waste by type prior to collection
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Till
Definition
poorly sorted sediment
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Aerobic Decomposition
Definition
decompostion using or consuming oxygen
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Desertification
Definition
process by which inhabitable land becomes a desert
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Liquifaction
Definition
any process by which coal is converted to liquid hydrocarbon fuel
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Gasification
Definition
any process by which coal is converted to a gaseus hydrocarbon fuel
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Transurence Waste
Definition
having atomic # higher the uranium
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Geothermal Gradient
Definition
Rate of increaste of tempature w/ depth in the earth
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Ocean THermal Energy Conversion
Definition
Power generation by makig use of temperature difference between cold seawater and warm surface water
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Rainshadow
Definition
dry zone landward of a coastal mountain range
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Slipface
Definition
downwind side of a dune
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Coal Bed Methane
Definition
methane associated w/extraction from coal deposit
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