Minerals
A solid substance that is non-living and made from a combination of elements.
What are minerals?
The type of alternative energy that uses power from the sun.
What is solar energy?
The fossil fuel that forms from remains of small animals put under intense heat and pressure.
Water located on the surface of Earth.
What is surface water?
The type of resource that sunlight is considered to be.
What is renewable?
Molten rock that cools above the surface of the Earth.
What is lava?
DAILY DOUBLE: The type of alternative energy that uses power from the moving air.
What is wind energy?
The fossil fuel formed from the same processes as oil, but is exposed to more intense heat and pressure.
What is natural gas?
Water located below the surface of the Earth.
What is groundwater?
The type of resource that most water is considered to be.
What is renewable?
Molten rock that cools inside of Earth's crust below the surface.
What is magma?
The type of alternative energy that harnesses power from moving water.
What is hydroelectric?
Energy rich substances made from the preserved remains of organisms.
What are fossil fuels?
DAILY DOUBLE: Where groundwater is harvested from.
What is an aquifer?
The type of resources also referred to as alternative energy.
What are renewable resources?
A large mineral deposit that has value.
What is Ore?
The type of renewable energy that harvests heat from within the Earth.
What is geothermal energy?
The fossil fuel that forms from the remains of plants.
What is coal?
Common locations of most freshwater on Earth.
What are rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams?
The type of resource that fossil fuels are considered to be.
What is non-renewable?
The three different ways minerals can form.
What are organic materials, mineral-rich solutions, and lava or magma?
The type of alternative energy created by burning wood, grass, or other plant based materials.
What is bioenergy? (or biomass)
The scientific name for oil.
What is petroleum?
The process of removing salt and minerals from water.
What is desalination?