science natural resources vocab

Question 1

the part of the earth in which life can exist

Answer 1

biosphere

Question 2

a type of rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens

Answer 2

igneous rock

Question 3

carbon dioxide, coal, oil, natural gas; harms the environment and causes climate

Answer 3

fossil fuels

Question 4

a natural resource that can be replaced

Answer 4

renewable resource

Question 5

a natural solid substance found in substance found in rocks; each mixed has a specific chemical makeup

Answer 5

minerals

Question 6

a natural resource of which a finite amount exists, or one which can’t be replaced with currently available technologies

Answer 6

nonrenewable resource

Question 7

resources obtained from earth

Answer 7

natural resources

Question 8

one of the major types of rock that is created from previously existing rock by intense heat and pressure

Answer 8

metamorphic rock

Question 9

a type of rock formed by gravity pressing fragments of other rocks and minerals together

Answer 9

sedimentary rock