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100What is conservation?
using only what you need as efficiently as possible.
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100What is subsoil?
a layer of soil made mostly of small rocks.
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100It is used faster than it can be replaced.
Why is petroleum a nonrenewable resource?
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100What is ore?
A mieral-rich rock deposit that can be removed from the Earth is called.....
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100What is the sun?
All the energy that is stored in fossil fuels can be traced to ......
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200What is fossil fuels?
fuels including coal, petroleum, and natural gas that are made from fossils, or the remains of living things that died millions of years ago.
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200What is true.
True of False
Soil covers most of Earth's land surface?
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200What is True.
True/False
The energy in coal can be traced to the Sun.
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200What is petroleum?
A nonrenewable resource also known as oil.
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200What is swamps?
Coal that has formed over millions of years can be traced back to organisms living in.....
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300What is humus?
a dark brown part of soil that is made up of decomposed plants and animals.
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300WAter runs through the sandy soil.
Why is sandy soild not the best soil for growing plants?
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300efficiently using only what you need.
What is conservation of resources?
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300What is recycling?
to save, collect or use materials again instead of treating them as waste is known as....
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300What is glass, cardboard, newspaper, paper, aluminum, tin, steel, and some plastics.
Name at least 3 items that can be recycled.
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400What is solar energy?
the energy transformed from sunlight.
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400Solar energy won't run out.
Why is solar energy renewable?
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400What is false?
True/False
Glass cannot be recycled.
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400What is small rocks?
what subsoil is mostly made up of.
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400What is turning off lights when not in use, shut off taps instead of letting the water run.
Name 2 ways to conserve energy.
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500What is solar cells?
electric cells that convert the Sun's energy into electricity.
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500They change solar energy to electricity.
How do solar cells support the need for energy?
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500What is False.
True/False
Products from wood can only be recycled once.
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500What is clay?
The smallest particles of sediments are found in....
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500What is coal, natural gas and oil.
What are 3 examples of fossil fuels?
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