Natural Resources
What is a natural resource?
A material or substance found in nature that people can use, like water or trees.
What is a natural hazard?
A dangerous event caused by nature, like a volcano or earthquake.
What is soil made of?
Weathered rock, organic matter (decomposing plant and animal remains), water, and air.
What is climate?
The average weather conditions in an area over a long time.
What is a map scale?
A tool that shows how distance on a map relates to real distance.
Name one renewable resource
Solar energy or wind energy
How are new islands formed?
Undersea volcanic eruptions.
What process helps create new soil?
Weathering and decomposition.
What is precipitation?
Rain, sleet, or snow that falls to the ground.
If a map scale shows 1 inch equals 10 miles, how far is 3 inches?
30 miles.
What do we call resources that cannot be replaced after they are used?
Non-renewable resources, like coal or oil.
What is a landslide?
Land/soil moves down slopes destroying hill and mountain sides in the process. When the land/soil settles, new land is created at the base of the hill or mountain.
What is decomposition?
The process of breaking down dead plants and animals.
What tool do we use to measure temperature?
A thermometer.
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West.
How can wood be used to meet the needs of people?
Wood can be used to make houses to live in and pencils to write with.
What is an earthquake?
An earthquake occurs when the Earth's crust moves. It causes waves of movement and causes buildings and roads to shake.
What is organic matter?
The remains of plants and animals that are decomposed.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is happening outside right now, climate is the average weather over time.
What are the intermediate directions?
Directions between the cardinal directions. Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest.
True or False: Soil is a natural resource.
True.
What can cause a rapid change of a mountain?
A landslide.
Name one way organic matter enters the the soil.
Through decomposition of dead plants and animals such as pieces of bone or leaves.
If it's 75°F in New York, 98°F in San Antonio, and 68°F in Chicago, which place is the hottest?
San Antonio.
What is a map key?
A map key, or legend, explains the meaning of the symbols, lines, and colors on the map.