Vocabulary
This type of resource cannot be replaced quickly.
What are nonrenewable resources?
This fossil fuel forms mostly from ancient swamp plants.
What is coal?
What is uranium?
Burning coal causes this type of pollution.
What is air pollution?
Is it true or false that nonrenewable resources are distributed evenly across the world
What is false?
This word means removing a resource from the Earth.
What is extraction?
What is oil?
Nuclear power plants make this kind of waste.
What is radioactive waste?
Mining can destroy this in nature
What is a habitat?
What are oceans?
This fuel formed from ancient plants and animals.
What is a fossil fuel?
This fossil fuel is often used for heating and cooking.
What is natural gas?
Nuclear energy produces this for homes and businesses.
What is electricity?
What is water pollution?
Countries without oil must do this to get it.
What is import it?
This process means splitting atoms to release energy?
What is nuclear fission?
How long do fossil fuels take to form?
What is millions of years?
What is no?
Carbon dioxide contributes to this global problem
What is climate change?
The history of Earth’s rocks and movement explains resource __________.
What is distribution?
This gas, released by burning fossil fuels, contributes to climate change.
What is carbon dioxide?
What are heat and pressure?
One advantage of nuclear energy compared to fossil fuels
What is less pollution during operation?
Drilling and mining can damage this natural feature
What is land or ecosystems?
One reason some countries are rich in fossil fuels.
What is they had ancient environments like swamps or seas?