Chapter 6 - Using Earth's Resources

A resource that can take millions of years to form and cannot be easily replaced

• Mineral

• Solar Energy

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resource

Energy from the sun is called

• Solar Energy

• Sunshine

• Electric Energy

• Nonrenewable Resource

Salt is a type of ......

• Rock

• Mineral

• Option for Corn on the cob

• Food best in moderation

A ________resource is a material on earth that is necessary or useful to people

• Natural

• Good

• Important

• Renewable

Tiny bits of rock or dead plant and animal matter is called...

• Pollution

• Conservation

• Sediment

• Dirt

Harmful things in the air cause....

• Danger

• Pollution

• Disease

• Minerals

Melted Rock cools and hardens, forming:

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Lava

Making resources last longer is called...

• A good idea

• Conservation

• Pollution

• Sedimentary

Another name for a valuable mineral such as a ruby is...

• Topaz

• Gem

• Coal

• Sedimentary Rock

What is water that is held in rocks below ground

• below ground

• reservoir

• salt water

• groundwater