Human Dependence on Natural Resources Vocab

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Layer of gas around a planet held by gravity

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atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Sum of all living matter on Earth

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biosphere

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Source of energy for electric power generation

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energy resource

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

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Natural processes affecting Earth's surface: weathering, erosion, plate tectonics.

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geoscience process

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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Water in underground soil and rock cracks and pores

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groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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Needed by organisms, not infinite; if exhausted, survival is at risk.

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limited resource

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Resources existing in the environment without human intervention

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natural resource

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Not replaceable by natural means in a short time

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non renewable resource

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Replaceable by natural means in a short time

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renewable resource

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Process of water movement between Earth's surface and air

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water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4