Resources
What is a natural resource that cannot be replaced as quickly as it is used?
Nonrenewable Resource
What is energy from the sun called?
Solar Power
What is a fossil fuel in the gaseous state?
Natural Gas
What is an artificial waterway?
Canal
What is the act of extracting materials from Earth?
Mining
What is a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which is it used?
Renewable Resource
What is power obtained by harnessing the energy of the wind called?
Wind Power
What is a solid fossil fuel that forms underground from decomposed plant material?
Coal
What is a loose mixture of rock pieces, organic material, water and air called?
What is the thin layer of gases surrounding Earth?
Atmosphere
What are natural resources that people use for energy?
Energy Resources
What is electricity generated from the energy of moving water?
Hydropower
What is a liquid fossil fuel formed from dead marine animals?
Petroleum or Oil
What is a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater?
Aquifer
What is all the rock at and below Earth's surface called?
Geosphere
What are materials found in nature that are used by living things?
Natural Resources
What is energy gained from living things called?
Biomass or Biofuel
Nuclear power involves splitting of what atoms?
Uranium
What is a fertile spot in a desert where water is found?
Oasis
What is the most costly natural disaster in the United States?
Hurricane Katrina
What is a natural resource that humans use to make objects or consume?
Material Resource
What is energy derived from the heat in the interior of Earth?
Geothermal Energy
What are naturally occurring inorganic solids called?
Minerals
What is a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted?
Ore
How many national parks has Mr. Lagge been to?
15