Renewable or Nonrenewable?
This resource can be replaced naturally in a short amount of time.
What is a renewable resource?
Nonrenewable material formed from ancient plants and animals buried underground over long period of time.
What are fossil fuels: crude oil or coal?
Materials that are human-made by altering natural resources are called these.
What are synthetic materials?
Facilities that clean waste before it enters waterways help reduce this problem.
What is pollution?
Mineral resources are unevenly distributed because of these processes.
What are geological processes?
Coal and natural gas fall into this category.
What are nonrenewable resources?
Two conditions required for fossil fuel formation.
What are extreme heat and intense pressure?
Give two examples of synthetic materials:
Plastic and polyester fabrics. (Also accepting any materials you conducted your research projects over as long as you can elaborate).
One method that reduces the environmental impact of synthetic material production.
What is reduce / reuse / recycling. & Utilizing biodegradable alternatives.
Plate tectonics and volcanic activity affect the location of these.
What are mineral resources?
Classify wind energy as renewable or nonrenewable.
What is renewable?
Burning fossil fuels releases this greenhouse gas.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
True or False: Synthetic materials are always made from nonrenewable resources.
What is false?
What natural resource is plastic derived from?
Crude oil that has been refined.
True or False: The uneven distribution of minerals is caused only by human activity.
What is false?
Minerals such as copper and gold are considered this type of resource.
What is nonrenewable?
This problem is increased by burning fossil fuels.
What is global warming?
One major environmental concern with synthetic materials is that many are not this.
What is biodegradable?
A scientific method used to measure and reduce a product's environmental impact (aka carbon footprint).
What is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?
Earth's mineral availability depends heavily on this type of history.
What is geological history?
This renewable resource is used to generate electricity by moving turbines with flowing water.
What is hydropower?
True or False: Fossil fuels form quickly through rapid cooling.
What is false? THEY CANNOT BE REFORMED WITHIN YOUR LIFETIME.
This renewable resource can be used to make bioplastics.
What is corn (also accepting "plant-based" materials)
Burning fossil fuels can lead to rising sea levels and more frequent severe weather because of this.
What is climate change?
Explain two ways humans can reduce the environmental impact of using nonrenewable resources.
Promote energy efficiency, use renewable energy, reduce consumption, recycling, or conservation.