Vocabulary
What vocabulary word describes anything found in nature that can be used by humans?
A natural resource.
What type of renewable resource uses the sun?
Solar Energy.
What does recycling mean?
Turning old materials into new products.
True or false. Nonrenewable resource can be remade in a shorter period of time compared to renewable resource.
False.
What vocabulary word describes a natural resources that are replaceable within a person’s lifetime?
A renewable resource.
Turbines use what type of natural resource?
Wind.
Why is it important to reuse your plastic containers?
It causes there to be less pollution on Earth.
Are natural gases a renewable or nonrenewable resource?
Nonrenewable.
What vocabulary word describes a natural resources that require many lifetimes to be replenished?
A nonrenewable resource.
What is the most common use for coal?
To generate electricity.
What other natural resource can we use instead of natural gas to power houses?
Solar Energy. (Solar Panels)
Name one example of a renewable resource that we can use for energy.
Solar energy or wind energy
What vocabulary word describes making the choice to limit the amount of natural resources used?
To conserve. (Conservation)
As plants and animals break down deep in Earth's surface, they create what type of natural resource?
Fossil Fuels.
What can we go with our food scrapes instead of throwing them in the garbage?
Turn them into compost.
Why are renewable resources considered better for the environment compared to nonrenewable resources?
They can be replaced naturally and have less harmful effects on the planet.
What vocabulary word describes the changes in an area that have a negative effects on the air, land, water, plants, fish, and / or wildlife or the inhabitants.
An environmental impact.
What is hydroelectricity?
Electricity that is produced using mechanical energy from water.
What is the difference between reusing and reducing?
Reducing is choosing to limit how much you use an item and reusing is using an item you already have again.
Explain how using too many nonrenewable resources can impact future generations.
Future generations may not have enough energy or resources if we deplete them now and it hurts the environment.