Terms and Definitions
Non-renewable resources
Renewable resources
Where is that natural resource found?
Where am i?
100
Things found in nature that are useful to us.
What are natural resources
100
Where do we get most of our energy from in Alberta?
What are fossil fuels
100
When the sun's energy is turned into electricity.
What is solar power
100
What natural resources are common in Lethbridge area?
Wind power, livestock and crops
100
This place has rolling plains and forests. A Francophone missionary named it "the big prairie"
What is Grande Prairie
200
Power or the ability to do work.
What is energy
200
This fossil fuel is used to make gasoline, motor oil and plastic
What is oil
200
How Pg power works. What kind of gas does the pig manure release?
What is methane
200
What Natural Resource is common in Jasper area?
Trees and coal
200
This place is famous for the Athabasca oil sands. Many people move here to make money in the oil sands, so many that houses are hard to find and they're expensive.
What is Fort McMurray
300
resources that can not be replaced or renewed
What is non-renewable resource
300
A mixture of sand, clay and rock where many Albertans work. Hint: There are many by Fort McMurray
What are the oil sands
300
These are used to convert wind into energy.
What is wind turbines.
300
What Natural Resources are common in High level?
What is oil and gas and trees
300
This place is in southeastern Alberta along the south Saskatchewan River. The weather and land is perfect for growing crops.
What is Medicine Hat
400
A resource that is used only as much as it can be replaced
What is sustainable resource
400
a sticky, thick tar made of oil
What is bitumen
400
This includes growing crops and raising animals
What is agriculture
400
What resources are near Leduc and Red Deer area?
oil/gas, livestock, crops, coal
400
This is the province's third largest city. It is in central Alberta by a river that shares the name of the city.
What is Red Deer
500
Means using our natural resources carefully, so that they will not run out.
What is Conservation
500
Describe how oil is taken from the oil sands in 5 steps.
1. All trees are cleared away and topsoil is removed. 2. Shovels dig up the oil sand and take it to the crusher, which breaks the lumps and seperates the rocks. 3. The oil sand is mixed with hot water. The bitumen separates from the sand. 4. The bitumen is cleaned in several stages.Then it can be made into different products such as gasoline, heating oil and motor oil. 5. Clean sand replaces the oil sand, topsoil is added and trees are planted to try and restore the land.
500
Farmers build channels or pipes and sprinklers to bring water to their fields. This is called....
What is irrigation
500
Name all of the most common resources in Grande Prairie area
crops, trees and oil/gas
500
This place is in northeast Alberta. It has farmlands and natural gas. The place name sort of sounds like it was named after a woman who wore a bonnet.
What is Bonnyville
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