Vocabulary
A material that people can use that is found in nature is a __________.
What is a Natural Resource.
Any harmful substance that affects Earth’s land, air and water is called __________________________
What is pollution.
Area where fresh water feeds into salt water is called __________________
What is an Estuary.
This is a thick, black substance that is also known as petroleum.
What is oil.
True or False :
Alternative energy sources are fossil fuels.
False!
Alternative energy sources are NOT fossil fuels.
Natural resources that are used up much faster than they are made are called ______________.
What are Nonrenewable Resources.
Practices that use resources wisely that consist of reducing use of harmful materials, reusing items more than once when possible and recycling used materials for other uses are called ____________________________.
(REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE)
What is conservation.
List an example of nonrenewable resources.
What is ...... copper, metals, fossil fuels, oil, coal, natural gas.
Renewable resources can be ___________ or ___________________.
What is living or nonliving.
Wind is an alternative energy source that uses ____________________________ to transform wind energy to electricity.
What are Wind Turbines.
An energy source that formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants and animals is called _______________________________.
What are fossil fuels.
Water stored in the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks is called ___________.
What is groundwater.
A fossil fuel is an energy source formed millions of years ago from the remains of ____________ and __________________.
What is plants and animals.
List 3 examples of nonliving renewable resources.
What are : water, wind, and sunlight (solar power)
Energy from moving water is called _____________________________. This generates more electricity than any other renewable resource.
What is hydro-power.
Resources that can be replaced in nature or that simply never run out are called __________________________.
Underground layer of rock or soil that has connected pores, or holes, that water can pass through is called an ______________________.
What is an Aquifer.
What are the 3 main types of fossil fuels?
What are ... coal, oil and natural gas.
List 3 examples of living renewable resources.
What are : trees, plants, and animals.
What are 2 sources of hydro-power?
What are water falls and rivers.
Resources used to fulfill energy needs that are not fossil fuels are called _____________________.
What are Alternative energy sources.
An ecosystem that is wet during some or all of the year is called ____________________________.
What is a wetland.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel?
What is Coal.
List 3 alternative energy sources.
What are : Wind, Moving water, and sunlight (solar power)
Energy from the sun is called __________________. This heats water and land and will last as long as the sun shines.
What is Solar energy.