Vocabulary Ch.5 Lesson 1
are resources that can be replaced by natural processes
Nonrenewable Resources
Name three fossil fuels
coal, oil, and natural gas
molten rock stored below earth's surface
magma
where does molten rock come from
below earth's surface
6 x 6
36
are resources that can be replaced by natural process in a relatively short amount of time
Renewable Resources
Name three advantages of using fossil fuels
* easily transported
*inexpensive
* easily processed to produce electricity
molten rock on earth's surface
lave
by it being melted by lava
10 x 10
100
is energy released from atomic reaction
Nuclear energy
what is the source of most energy in the U.S.
Natural Gas
are vents in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows
volcanoes
How do volcano's form
at convergent plate boundaries
50 x 3
150
is a process in which mined land must be recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation
Reclamation
how can you mange nonrenewable resource
Name Three
* conserve energy by walking or riding my bike to nearby places
*turn off lights when they are not in use
* unplugging appliances when they are not being used
is a crack or a fracture in Earth's crust along which movement occurs
fault
What is a lava flow
is lava before it cools and hardens
70 x 3
210
a rule dealing with procedures, such as safety
regulation
Name 5 renewable resources
solar, wind, water, geothermal, and biomass
is the vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in Earth's crust
earthquake
What forms new crust
divergent ple boundaries
100 x 2
200