Topic 6 Vocab
What is a natural resource?
Something that comes from the earth and is made into something useful for humans.
Name three natural resources we can use for energy.
Sun, Wind, Water, Nuclear, Fossil fuels, Geothermal
What are Gasoline, Natural Gas, Coal, Oil examples of?
fossil fuels
Contamination of Earth's land, water, or air
pollution
Name one thing that has had a huge impact on our soil resources in the US since colonial times.
Erosion or Urban Expansion
A type of energy that uses moving water to produce electricity.
hydroelectric energy
The sun can be used as an energy source. What type of resource is this?
renewable
Are fossil fuels renewable or non-renewable?
Non-renewable resources
Precipitation that is more acidic than normal
acid rain
Where does most of the energy we use come from?
Fossil fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural gas
Heat and Light energy that is derived from the sun
Solar energy
Coal can be used as a source of energy. What type of resource is this?
non-renewable
What could we use for energy instead of fossil fuels?
Wind, Water, Sun, Geothermal
Using a resource in ways that maintain the resource for future generations
sustainable use
The process of using pressurized fluids to break through layers of share to force out trapped natural gas
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking
A natural resource that cannot be replaced or cannot be replaced in a timely way.
non-renewable resource
Wind can be used as a source of energy. What tool is used to harvest the wind and make it into electricity?
A windmill or wind turbine
Name the two major consequences of using fossil fuels for energy.
They are non-renewable and they emit carbon dioxide or other pollutants in the environment as they are burned to produce energy.
Using less of a resource so that it can last longer
conservation
Energy derived from breaking apart atoms and putting them back together.
nuclear energy
Energy that comes from heat deep within the earth.
Geothermal energy
What natural resource is used to make electricity when we talk about hydroelectric power?
Water or moving water
What are fossil fuels made from?
Dead plant and animal material burried, compacted and changed over many millions of years.
Pollutants released into the air
emissions
Name at least five natural resource needed to make an apple pie.
apples - from trees grown in the soil
flour - from wheat grown in the soil
water - to make crust and to water the apple tree metal - mined from the earth to make a pan and the oven
Energy from fossil fuels, water, wind, sun, geothermal to power the oven
Fresh air - needed for plants to grow and us to breathe Butter - for crust - made from cream, from cows, who ate grass, that grew in soil