Natural Resources
This is a natural resource that we grow food in!
Soil
Fossil Fuel
This type of renewable energy resource uses the Sun's heat and light to make energy
Solar energy
About 70%
What is one negative effect of building a dam across a river?
-Fish disruption
-Destruction of the up stream ecosystem
This is the main natural resource of forests that humans use
Wood!
This nonrenewable energy source is a liquid that can be refined and is a fossil fuel
Petroleum or Oil
Wind energy
An Underground river that can be drilled down to in the creating of a well
One thing you can do to reduce pollution that makes its way to the ocean
-Reuse materials instead of throwing them away
-Recycle
This type of natural resource is limited or unable to be replaced quickly
nonrenewable resource
This is the process of taking crude oil and turning it into different useful products
Refining
This type of renewable energy is made by damming up a river
Hydroelectric
What do we call a massive amount of frozen water that is slowly moving on land?
One way that farms are polluting the water supply of wells
Runoff of chemicals used to grow plants
This type of natural resource is unlimited or easily replenished!
Renewable Resource
This is a fossil fuel resource that is solid and often burned for electricity
Coal
This type of renewable energy takes a lot of space to get a decent quantitiy
Solar, Wind
This is the reason why we are not able to drink the ocean water!
The ocean water is salty
What happens when there is a lot of air pollution near clouds that have formed?
Acid Rain may occur
This is the most essential natural resource on Earth for Human life
Water
Fossil fuel resource that is burned for heat and light in homes
Natural Gas
This type of renewable energy uses the heat from the Earth to heat up water to spin turbines and generate electricity!
Geothermal Energy
Water vapor is held in the atmosphere of the Earth then comes down as rain! What does this process do to the water?
Filters the water making it clean!
What is one type of pollution that comes from uranium power plants?
-Hot water
-Nuclear Waste