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Natural Resources Vocab
Types of Resources
Slow and Rapid Changes
Weathering Erosion Deposition
Classroom Discussions
100
Materials that come from the Earth that are useful to people.
What are natural resources
100
Name one renewable resource
What is wind, plants, animals, etc.
100
Canyon
What is a slow change
100
What protective gear did we wear for the sand dune lab?
What are goggles
100
What is the name when water mixes with pollution in the air
What is acid rain
200
Name the three "R's"
What are reduce, reuse, and recycle
200
Name two non-renewable resources
What is coal, soil. gold, oil, etc
200
Volcano
What is a rapid change
200
What were we investigating in the lab with sand, straws, and a bucket
What is how wind erosion changes Earth's surface
200
Where would you find rocks that have become smooth and rounded?
In a fast moving river
300
Water that does not contain salt
What is fresh water
300
Explain why ocean water is considered a renewable resource and drinking water is not
Ocean water is restored by the water cycle but there is only a small percentage of fresh water on Earth
300
Mountains
What is a slow change
300
Ice splitting a rock open is an example of
What is weathering
300
Name one way to help reduce pollution in the environment
Recycle, use cars less, use solar panels to reduce oil use, etc.
400
A fuel that formed from the decayed remains of ancient plants and animals
What are fossil fuels
400
Explain why it is important to conserve non-renewable resources
They may be used up in the near future.
400
The Rocky Mountains are subjected to high winds over many years. The wearing down of the mountain is an example of
What is weathering
400
What causes a delta to form?
It is a slow change to Earth's surface caused by the deposition from water
400
How can freezing and thawing cause weathering
answers will vary
500
Explain why fossil fuels are considered non renewable resources.
They take millions of years to be replaced.
500
Name three types of fossil fuels
What are coal, oil, and natural gas
500
What causes a canyon, such as the Grand Canyon to form?
What is erosion by a river
500
Perform the Weathering, erosion, deposition chant as a group
Check chant
500
Why are rocks and soil considered a nonrenewable resource?
answers will vary