Natural Resources

Question 1

Natural Resource

Answer 1

A natural material that is used by humans

Example… Water and minerals

Question 2

Renewable source

Answer 2

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is used.

Question 3

Non- Renewable

Answer 3

A rate at that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed

Question 4

Recycling

Answer 4

A process of reusing materials from waste and scrape

Question 5

Fossil Fuel

Answer 5

Examples… coal, natural gas and petroleum

Question 6

Petroleum

Answer 6

Commonly known a crude oil

Question 7

Natural Gas

Answer 7

Most of Natural gas is used for heating but also generates electrical energy

Question 8

Coal

Answer 8

Is a fossil fuel that is formed underground from partically decomposed plant material

Question 9

Acid Precipitation

Answer 9

Rain, sleet or snow

Question 10

Smog

Answer 10

Photo chemical haze when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels

Question 11

Nuclear Energy

Answer 11

Energy released by a fission or fusion.

Question 12

Chemical Energy

Answer 12

The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds

Question 13

Solar energy

Answer 13

The energy received by the earth from sun in the forms of radiation.

Question 14

Wind power

Answer 14

The use of a windmill to drive an electrical generator

Question 15

Hydroe lectrical energy

Answer 15

Produced by falling water

Question 16

Biomass

Answer 16

organic matter source of energy

Question 17

Gasohol

Answer 17

Mixture of gasoline and alcohol that can be a source of energy.

Question 18

Geothermal Energy

Answer 18

Energy produced by heat within the earth