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Vocabulary
To Use as Energy
Fossil Fuels
Renewable vs. Non-Renewable
Mystery Question
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What is a natural resource?
Something that comes from the earth and is made into something useful for humans.
100

Name THREE natural resources we can use for energy

Examples: Sun, Wind, Water, Nuclear, Fossil fuels, Geothermal

100

What are Natural Gas, Coal, & Oil examples of?

Fossil Fuels

100
Soil
Renewable
100
Name one thing that has had a huge impact on our soil resources in the US since colonial times.
Erosion or Urban Expansion
200

A resource that is will be around forever. How much we use and what we use it for has no effect on how much of it is available. ex. sunlight or wind

A Renewable Resource

200

The sun can be used as an energy source, what type of resource is this? 

Renewable Resource

200

Are fossil fuels renewable or non-renewable?

Non-renewable resources

200
Forests
Renewable - unless we damage them too much
200

Where does most of the energy we use in the US come from?

Fossil fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural gas

300

Heat and Light energy that is derived from the sun

Solar energy/solar power

300

Wind can be used as a source of energy, what type of resource is this? 

Renewable

300

What could we use for energy instead of fossil fuels?

Wind, Water, Sun, Geothermal - all renewable resources

300
Rocks and Minerals
Non-renewable - they take a long time to form, so they are essentially gone once we use them.
300
A natural resource that due to human actions can no longer rejuvenate itself is called....
a no longer renewable resource
400

A natural resource that once we use is essentially gone, because it takes so long for it to rejuvenate itself. (ex. fossil fuels)

Non-Renewable Resource

400

Wind can be used as a source of energy, what tool is used to harvest the wind and make it into electricity?

A windmill/wind farms

400
Name the two major consequences of using fossil fuels for energy.
They are non-renewable and they polute the air as they are burned to produce energy
400
Fresh water
renewable - there is a limited amount, but it is constantly being used and changed back into usable fresh water.
400

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 water the apple tree metal - mined from the earth to make a pan and the oven Energy(fossil fuels, water, wind, sun, geothermal) 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 Anything else that your group agrees to will work too.

500

Energy that comes from heat deep within the earth. Ex. We saw this used in Iceland

Geothermal energy

500
What natural resource is used to make electricity when we talk about hydroelectric power?
Water
500
What are fossil Fuels made from?
Dead plant and animal material burried, compacted and changed over many millions of years.
500
Wildlife
Renewable, with the exception of Endangered species which are no longer renewable
500

A form of energy created from breaking apart atoms and putting them back together.

Nuclear energy