6th Grade Science: Unit 07 Flashcards

Front

Careful management and protection of natural resources to prevent their wasteful use, depletion, or damage is called ________.

Back

conservation

Front

Optimizing the use of resources to minimize the impact on both the environment and economy is known as ________.

Back

efficiency

Front

Lack of access to reliable, modern energy services is referred to as ________.

Back

energy poverty

Front

The careful use of natural resources to make sure they are available now and in the future is called ________.

Back

resource management

Front

The average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time is called ________.

Back

climate

Front

The removal of large areas of trees or forests, often for human activities, is known as ________.

Back

deforestation

Front

A community of living organisms and their interactions with the nonliving environment is called an ________.

Back

ecosystem

Front

The surroundings, including living and nonliving things, that affect an organism is called the ________.

Back

environment

Front

The gases released from burning fuels, often contributing to air pollution, are called ________.

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exhaust

Front

having limits or an end; not endless, such as limited natural resources, is described as ________.

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finite