Earth's Resources

Question 1

an energy source is…

Answer 1

where the light,heat,and electricity people use come from

Question 2

Solar Energy is…

Answer 2

any form of energy radiated from the sun

Question 3

coal is…

Answer 3

formed from plants that lived 300 million years ago (its also a hard, black substance)

Question 4

efficiency is…

Answer 4

efficiency is the amount of usual energy compared with the total amount of energy used to produce the usable energy

Question 5

oil is…

Answer 5

thick, black liquid that forms from decaying plants and animals

Question 6

pollution is…

Answer 6

a harmful addition to the natural environment

Question 7

natural gas is…

Answer 7

a mixture of gases formed from marine organisms

Question 8

natural resources are…

Answer 8

any resources people take from the Earth

Question 9

geothermal energy is…

Answer 9

heat energy from inside the Earth

Question 10

nonrenewable resources are…

Answer 10

any material taken from earth that takes a long time to replace, or cannot be replaced

Question 11

hydroelectric power is…

Answer 11

energy from falling or running water that gets changed into energy

Question 12

weather is…

Answer 12

the day to day conditions of the atmosphere in an area

Question 13

abrasion is…

Answer 13

the slow scarping away of land by tiny rock pieces carried by wind

Question 14

humidity is…

Answer 14

the amount of water vapor in the air

Question 15

renewable resources are…

Answer 15

materials taken from the earth that can be replaced in a relatively short time

Question 16

conservation is…

Answer 16

the wise use of natural resources

Question 17

nuclear fuel is…

Answer 17

a source of energy in a nuclear power plant

Question 18

recycling is…

Answer 18

making new products by reusing materials that would be thrown away

Question 19

fusion is…

Answer 19

the joining of two nuclei to make a neclues with a larger mass

Question 20

synthetic is…

Answer 20

a material made artificially

Question 21

erosion is..

Answer 21

the wearing away of the land and carrying away pieces of the land

Question 22

dew point is…

Answer 22

the temperature at which condensation occurs

Question 23

deposition is…

Answer 23

the dropping off of soil and rock pieces in new places

Question 24

The Coriolis effect is…

Answer 24

the shift in wind direction caused by the Earth’s rotation

Question 25

Sediment is…

Answer 25

the rock particles that are dropped off on land or in water

Question 26

Weathering is…

Answer 26

the slow breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by natural events

Question 27

Glaciers are…

Answer 27

slow moving rivers of ice

Question 28

Landslides are…

Answer 28

the rapid, downward, movement of rock, soil, and objects

Question 29

Precipitation is…

Answer 29

water raining from the sky (Precipitation is water released from clouds in the form[s] of rain, freezing rain, snow, sleet, or hail)

Question 30

An Oxbow Lake is…

Answer 30

a portion of a stream channel cut off from the rest of the stream by erosion

Question 31

a flood plain is…

Answer 31

the flat area of land on both sides of a river

Question 32

beach erosion is…

Answer 32

the wya that waves pick up sand particles and move them along the shore

Question 33

delta is a…

Answer 33

a triangle shaped deposit at the mouth of a river

Question 34

a breaker is…

Answer 34

a wave that breaks into foam as it moves against the shore

Question 35

watershed is…

Answer 35

the area from which water is drained

Question 36

a tsunami is…

Answer 36

a series of waves caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption beneath or near the ocean

Question 37

an arroyo is…

Answer 37

a small channel with steep banks located in a dry area

Question 38

a levee is…

Answer 38

a wall or large mound of earth built along a river