Natural Resources Vocab
fossil fuel
a back and forth motion is called a ?
vibration
The path through which electrical current flows is called what?
a circuit
Geothermal power plants use the ____ from Earth's interior to generate power.
heat
the human body (conductor or insulator)
conductor
conservation
the act of saving, protecting, or using energy wisely.
a material through which electricity flows easily
conductor
how does heat travel from the Sun to Earth?
Radiation
why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources?
Hydroelectricity (renewable or non renewable)
renewable
a useful material that is replaced quickly in nature
renewable resource
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How are whales able to communicate using special vibrations and sounds underwater?
The energy is transferred from one whale to another through the sound.
We get this type of energy from the sun..
solar energy.
Rubber tire (conductor or insulator)
Insulator
energy obtained from the earth's interior
geothermal energy
the transfer of energy in moving gases or liquids such as warm air rising above a heater
convection
What states of matter can sound waves travel through?
Solids, Liquids, and gases.
A prototype is developed at the beginning or end of the engineering design process?
end.
Wind energy (renewable or non renewable)
renewable
something that is found in nature and is valuable to humans
natural resources
stored energy that is released when links between particles in the center of a particle of material are broken
nuclear energy.
Why are sounds not heard in space?
Sound has to move through matter. Space is a vacuum with no particles for sound to travel through.
energy from running water is used to generate what?
hydroelectricity.
Wood (conductor or insulator)
Insulator