Natural Resources 1
The resources that are found in the environment and developed without the intervention of humans are called:
Natural Resources
Air can be a material resource and a __________ resource
energy
Is wind energy renewable or non-renewable?
renewable
To use less of something
Reduce
Is water renewable or nonrenewable?
Renewable but..... can become polluted.
Without this gas we cannot survive:
oxygen
A word that means to save energy
Conserve
is oil renewable or non-renewable
non-renewable
The process of collecting materials and turning them into new products
Recycle
Petroleum can be drilled out from the ocean (True or False)
True
Energy from sources that can be replaced within your lifetime:
Renewable energy
Energy from sources that when they are used, they are gone
Nonrenewable resources
List three material resources that can be used in construction.
wood/lumber
copper (wires)
sand (silicate) for glass
plastics (coal/petroleum)
Soil/rocks (foundation, cement)
clay (bricks)
The geological history of Earth determines the location where certain minerals can be found. (True or False)
True
The energy that powers all life on Earth comes from:
the sun
A natural resource that is inexhaustible
solar, wind, geothermal, wave (tidal)
is sunlight renewable or non renewable
renewable
To use something more than once
Reuse
Natural resources such as gold and salt, can be found anywhere.. (True or False)
False
A solid fossil fuel that is mined out of the ground.
coal
The substance used to make all fuels for vehicles
Oil/Petroleum
What is the main reason why fishing as a resource can be potentially harmful to the environment?
Over-fishing can reduce the population of fish significantly.
coal, petroleum, and natural gas are
Fossil Fuels
Bodies of rock containing water are called...
Aquifer