Lesson 1 (Chapters 1 and 2)

Question 1

natural resources

Answer 1

resources that are found in nature

Question 2

environment

Answer 2

the conditions that surround us

Question 3

environmental technology

Answer 3

using science and inventions to understand and improve the environment.

Question 4

natural environment

Answer 4

the part of the natural world that people judge to be important

Question 5

How many groups can natural resources be classified into?

Answer 5

8

Question 6

What are the groups that natural resources are classified into?

Answer 6

wildlife, air and wind, soil, water, minerals, fossil fuels, sunlight, and people

Question 7

Define wildlife.

Answer 7

a plant, an animal, and other living thing that lives in the wild

Question 8

domestication

Answer 8

bringing plants and animals under the control of humans

Question 9

What is another term for a companion animal?

Answer 9

pet

Question 10

Define atmosphere.

Answer 10

the area that surrounds the earth

Question 11

Define air.

Answer 11

the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth

Question 12

What is one of the most important components of air?

Answer 12

oxygen

Question 13

Define wind.

Answer 13

large-scale air movement across the surface of the earth.

Question 14

Define soil.

Answer 14

the outer layer of the earth’s surface that supports plant life

Question 15

Define water.

Answer 15

a tasteless and colorless liquid natural resource

Question 16

What natural resource can be found in three forms?

Answer 16

water

Question 17

What three forms can water be found in?

Answer 17

solid, liquid, and gas

Question 18

Define mineral.

Answer 18

a natural inorganic substance on or in the earth

Question 19

inorganic substance

Answer 19

this substance doesn’t have the structure of a living thing

Question 20

fossil fuels

Answer 20

materials used to provide energy (such as the decomposition of plants and animals)

Question 21

sunlight

Answer 21

the light and warmth of the Sun

Question 22

What natural resource is the source of all energy?

Answer 22

the Sun

Question 23

renewability

Answer 23

whether or not a resource can be restored after it has been used

Question 24

renewable natural resource

Answer 24

this resource can be replaced when it is used

Question 25

What natural resource(s) can be renewed?

Answer 25

air, soil, and wildlife

Question 26

non-renewable natural resource

Answer 26

isn’t replaced when it is used

Question 27

What natural resource(s) cannot be renewed?

Answer 27

minerals and fossil fuels

Question 28

exhaustibility

Answer 28

whether or not the supply of a resource is replenished as it is used

Question 29

inexhaustible natural resources

Answer 29

those that are continually being replenished

Question 30

What natural resource(s) is/are inexhaustible?

Answer 30

sunlight, air, wind, and water

Question 31

exhaustible natural resources

Answer 31

resources that are available in limited quantity that can be used up

Question 32

What natural resource(s) is/are exhaustible?

Answer 32

minerals and fossil fuels

Question 33

conservation

Answer 33

using resources wisely

Question 34

sustainable resource use

Answer 34

using resources so they last a long time

Question 35

preservation

Answer 35

maintaining a natural resource without using it up. The resource is protected and set aside for the future.