Nature's Recycling Program
The name of the precipitation that falls on land and may move acoss the surface into creaks, streams, rivers, and lakes.
What is RUNOFF?
The name of a weather condition prevailing in an area over a long period of time (many years).
What is CLIMATE?
The study of how to protect nature and fix any damage that has been done.
What is CONSERVATION BIOLOGY?
A natural resource that can be used in a way that assures it will not be exhausted.
What is a RENEWABLE RESOURCE?
This element is foundational for the molecules that form the structures in all living organisms, and recycled so that there is always enough to meet the needs of the organisms on earth.
What is CARBON?
The name of the water vapor present in the air.
What is HUMIDITY?
The wide range of all forms of life on earth or in a specific region.
What is BIODIVERSITY?
A type of energy that can be produced by using heat from the interior of the earth.
What is GEOTHERMAL?
Some aquatic animals, like clams and corals, use this to make calcium carbonate, which forms the protective housing they make for themselves.
What is CO2? (CARBON DIOXIDE)
The side of a mountain range toward the moist air.
What is WINDWARD?
Materials in nature that are needed for a wide variety of life to be sustained, including land and minerals needed for life.
What is NATURAL RESOURCES?
These mimic how chlorophyll traps light and excites electrons.
What are SOLAR PANELS?
78% of the atmosphere is made of this gas, but is not usable in this raw form.
What is NITROGEN?
The winds that move along the equator from northeast to west in the Northern Hemisphere and from southest to west in the Southern Hemisphere.
What are the TRADE WINDS?
A specific product directly obtained as a result of biodiversity, such as: A company that produces wood for lumber also plants young trees that grow into mature trees to make sure the trees continue to be available for this.
What is DIRECT VALUE?
This energy has been used since at least the 8th century by capturing energy with tall towers with arms that spin.
What is WIND ENERGY?
What is PHOSPHORUS?
The individual particles in soil associated with each other and form soil particles.
What is AGGREGATES?
Exploitation, pollution, habitat loss, extinction, and the introcution of invasive species.
What are DRIVERS OF CHANGE?
The Hoover Dam is an example of this kind of energy technology.
What is HYDROPOWER?