What is a supply that nature provides? (Examples: Water, soil, minerals, sunlight, etc.)
100
What is conservation of resources?
What is efficiently using only what you need?
100
What are examples of living things that support life on Earth?
What is fungi, plants, or animals?
100
What is a result of using nonrenewable resources?
What is released carbon dioxide may lead to global warming?
200
What are some examples of renewable resources?
What is solar energy,soil, water, oxygen, and trees?
200
What is true about coal?
What is the energy in coal can be traced back to the sun as well as digging for coal causes pollution?
200
What are examples of two nonliving things that support life on Earth?
What is water, soil, minerals, and sunlight?
200
What are at least three key ingredients of soil?
What is bits of weathered rock, humus, air minerals and/or living things?
300
What is subsoil?
What is a layer of soil made mostly of small rock?
300
Why is petroleum a nonrenewable resource?
What is because it is used faster than it can be replaced?
300
How does solar energy work in nature?
What is sunlight warms the Earth, and the air that touches the warm ground is heated and cooled air creates wind energy? The sun causes water to evaporate, powering the water cycle.
300
Why is soil a renewable resource? What keeps it from renewing quickly?
What is in some areas, topsoil erodes a few centimeters each decade? It is renewed at a rate of only a few centimeters every thousand years.
400
What is humus?
What is decayed plant and animal matter in soil?
400
Why is solar energy renewable?
What is because solar energy won't run out?
400
What are some problems that fossil fuels cause?
What is mining for fossil fuels can harm the environment, oil spills, air pollution, increase chances of global warming from carbon dioxide, and possible chance of acid rain?
400
How do we capture and use solar energy?
What is people build houses with many windows and skylights for light; use solar panels to absorb the Sun's heat; and use solar cells to convert the Sun's energy to electrifcity?
500
Why is sandy soil not the best for growing plants?
What is because water runs through sandy soil?
500
How do solar cells support the need for energy?
What is they change solar energy to electricity?
500
What are some reasons why conservation is worth the time/effort?
What is because of conservation, resources can last longer, and it helps make the environment safer and healthier for us and nature.
500
How are some ways we can conserve energy?
What is by turning off lights when we don't need them, shut off the water instead of letting it run, recycle glass, plastic and paper products?