Renewable
What makes a resource renewable?
Can be replenished when used
What makes a resource non-renewable?
Cannot be replenished when used
What determines a natural resource?
Naturally occurring material that is valuable to plants, people, and animals
What type of resource do we use for heating purposes and grilling? (Hint: often comes in a tank)
Propane
Name one step of the water cycle
Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation
True or False: Oil is a renewable resource
False
True or False: Natural Gases are considered a non-renewable resource
True
Name the missing natural resource...
Water, Air, Soil, Minerals, and ______________
Animals
What fuel source do most large farm machines require?
Diesel
What word (starts with a C) means to use and maintain resources wisely
Conserve
What resource uses force to turn turbines?
Wind/Air
Where can we find resources like uranium and coal?
The Earth's crust
What are ways we use animals as a natural resource? (multiple right answers, need to name at least one)
1. Provide food source
2. Labor
3. Protection
4. Animal products such as fibers and wool
How are minerals used in the farm process? (more than one correct answer, just need one)
Flavoring, adding nutrients to the soil, salt-blocks for animals such as horses
Gold, silver, aluminum
Where does geothermal heat come from?
Earth's core
Propane is stored as a liquid, but when pressure is released it turns in a combustible ____________
Gas
What natural resource covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface?
Water
How do we get new fossil fuels? (hint: has to do with plants and animals)
Decompose and nutrients go back to the earth
What do we use to harness the suns energy and turn it into energy?
Solar Panels
In order for soil to be renewable, what must we do?
Add nutrients back into the soil by letting old crops decompose
Uranium is used in the ____________ energy process (starts with an N)
Nuclear
What is the process in which plants convert sunlight into energy?
Photosynthesis
Name the missing category of uses of natural resources in agriculture: Power machinery and equipment, provide essentials for plant growth, and...
Provide essentials for animal production/growth
If we were to put a heater in the greenhouse, what fuel would it require to keep the plants warm?
Oil