Vocabulary

Question 1

geothermal

Answer 1

renewable
geo-Earth; thermal-heat
heat from the Earth (underground)

Question 2

nonrenewable resources

Answer 2

Fixed amount

Not replaced by nature

Question 3

renewable resources

Answer 3

Always available

Can be replaced

Question 4

Natural resources

Answer 4

what people use from nature

Question 5

minerals

Answer 5

nonrenewable

rocks,gold, precious stones, etc

Question 6

oil

Answer 6

nonrenewable

petroleum

Question 7

common air pollutant

Answer 7

smoke from chimneys

Question 8

efficient

Answer 8

functioning in the best possible way

Question 9

deforestation

Answer 9

removing ALL trees from an area of land

Question 10

cost vs benefit

Answer 10

bad vs good

reasons to use a resource

Question 11

conservation

Answer 11

careful use of a natural resource in order to prevent loss/shortage

Question 12

preservation

Answer 12

keeping something safe from damage

Question 13

prevention

Answer 13

keeping something from happening

Question 14

fossil fuels

Answer 14

nonrenewable
coal, oil, natural gas
made deep in the earth from dead ancient animals

Question 15

tidal

Answer 15

renewable

water’s high tide

Question 16

Recycling benefits

Answer 16

less energy needed to make products
reduces amount of waste
products are cheaper

Question 17

biomass

Answer 17

renewable
bio-living
plants, including trees (wood)

Question 18

hydroelectric

Answer 18

renewable
hydro-water
moving water over a dam

Question 19

Greenhouse effect

Answer 19

greenhouse gasses trap heat from the sun, heating the planet

Question 20

nuclear

Answer 20

nonrenewable
uses uranium- dangerous
waste is still dangerous

Question 21

natural resources that cause air pollution

Answer 21

fossil fuels and biomass because they have to be burned

Question 22

natural gas

Answer 22

nonrenewable

methane

Question 23

vegetation

Answer 23

plants-bushes, trees, etc