Natural resources
This natural resource is a liquid fossil fuel used for gasoline.
What is oil?
This type of industry takes raw materials and turns them into products.
What is secondary industry?
This means using resources without running out for future generations.
What is sustainability?
This is the process of turning used materials into new products.
What is recycling?
This is the average weather of a place over a long period of time
What is climate?
Canada is one of the world's largest producers of this wood based resource
What is timber?
Factories are often built near roads, railways, and ports because of this factor.
What is transportation?
Solar and wind energy are examples of this type of energy
What is renewable energy?
The 3 Rs are Reduce, Reuse, and this.
What is recycle?
This gas is released when fossil fuels are burned and contributes to global warming.
What is carbon dioxide?
This non renewable resource is commonly used to generate electricity in power plants
What is coal?
Companies may move factories to other countries to lower cost, especially worker pay.
What is labour cost?
This term means reducing harm to the environment.
What is conservation?
This material can be melted and reused many times, like bottle and jars.
What is glass?
This layer in the atmosphere protects Earth from harmful UV rays.
What is the ozone layer?
This valuable metal resource is often mined in Ontario and used in electronics
What is nickel?
This is when machines are used to make large amounts of the same product quickly.
What is mass production?
This type of energy use reduces harm to the environment and pollution.
What is sustainable energy?
This type of waste can break down naturally in the environment.
What is biodegradable waste?
This natural event causes shaking off the ground due to movement of tectonic plates.
What is an earthquake?
These resources can naturally replenish over time, like wind and sunlight
What are renewable resources?
This is when companies make products in different countries to save some money and reach more customers.
What is globalization?
This means using resources today without stopping future generations from using them.
What is sustainable development?
This process turns food scraps and yard waste into soil
What is composting?
This long term change in Earth's temperature leads to melting ice and rising sea levels.
What is climate change?