Unit 1 Resource Vocab

Front

Something on Earth that living things use to meet their needs.

Back

natural resources

Front

Resources replaced by natural processes quickly

Back

Renewable resources

Front

Natural resources used faster than they can be replaced.

Back

Nonrenewable resources

Front

Deposits of minerals large enough to mine for profit

Back

ores

Front

Areas where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.

Back

Subduction zones

Front

Loose, weathered material for plant growth

Back

Soil

Front

Water's ability to flow through sediment and rock

Back

permeability

Front

Amount of pore space in a material

Back

porosity

Front

Process of removing valuable resources from Earth

Back

Mining

Front

Groundwater withdrawal exceeds natural recharge.

Back

Groundwater overdraft