Using Earth's resources

Question 1

Aquifer

Answer 1

A natural underground rock structure which holds groundwater.

Question 2

Water stress

Answer 2

Where a country or area cannot meet its demand for fresh water.

Question 3

Water surplus

Answer 3

Where a country or area exceeds its demand for fresh water.

Question 4

Renewable resource

Answer 4

A resource we can make use of, that will not run out .

Question 5

Non-renewable resource / Finite resource

Answer 5

A resource that is limited, and could run out one day.

Question 6

Natural resource

Answer 6

It occurs naturally in the environment, and we can make use out of it.

Question 7

Food security

Answer 7

People have access, at all times, to enough safe and nutritious food for a healthy and active life.

Question 8

Food bank

Answer 8

A place which gives out free (donated) food to people who need it.

Question 9

Fossil fuel

Answer 9

Coal, oil, and natural gas

Question 10

Fossil water

Answer 10

Groundwater that has been sealed into aquifers for thousands or millions of years, by changes in the surrounding rock.

Question 11

Mass extinction

Answer 11

When a large number of species die of over a quite short period of time; for example because of an ige age.

Question 12

Biodiversity

Answer 12

The variety of living things in a place.

Question 13

Biomass

Answer 13

Plant or animal material used as fuel; for example, wood and waste from farms.

Question 14

Hydroelectricity

Answer 14

Electricity generated when flowing water spins a turbine.

Question 15

Solar power

Answer 15

Electricity generated from sunlight, using Photovoltaic (PV) cells.

Question 16

Hydroponics

Answer 16

Growing plants in water that contains the nutrients they need.

Question 17

Self-sufficient

Answer 17

The ability of a region or country to produce enough food without needing to buy or import additional food.

Question 18

Carbon neutral

Answer 18

Adding no carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, overall; If any is being added it is cancelled out by planting trees.

Question 19

Food insecurity

Answer 19

People do not have access at all times to the food they need.

Question 20

Trade wars

Answer 20

Where countries try to damage each other’s trade; for example, they may place tariffs on imports from each other.

Question 21

Tariffs

Answer 21

Taxes on imports or exports.

Question 22

Habitat

Answer 22

The natural environment of a species; its home.

Question 23

Sustainable

Answer 23

Can be carried on into the future without doing harm.

Question 24

Desalination plant

Answer 24

Where sea water is turned into fresh water, by removing its salt.

Question 25

Environment

Answer 25

Everything around you; air, soil, water, animals, and plants form the natural environment.

Question 26

Fresh water

Answer 26

Water that is not salty; for example, the water in rivers and springs.

Question 27

Green electricity

Answer 27

Generated using renewable resources such as wind, waves, and sunlight; no harmful emissions are produced.

Question 28

Groundwater

Answer 28

Water that collects below ground, when rain trickles through the soil.

Question 29

Irrigate

Answer 29

To water crops.

Question 30

Living sustainability

Answer 30

Living in a way that does not harm us humans, other species, or the environment.

Question 31

PV cell (Photovoltaic cell)

Answer 31

Converts the energy from sunlight into electricity.

Question 32

Cloud seeding

Answer 32

When planes spray tiny salt crystals into clouds, to encourage water droplets to grow larger, and fall as rain.