Nonrenewable Resources Lessons 1 and 2

Define: Natural resource

• A resource that occurs naturally in the environment that humans use, cannot be replenished

• A resource that occurs naturally in the environment that humans use

• A man-made resource that occurs naturally in the environment that animals use

Define: nonrenewable resource

• a resource that cn be replaced over time

• a resource that cannot be replaced

What are....

Energy-rich substances made from the preserved remains of organisms

• solutions

• pollutants

• fossil fuels

• equipment

What is formed from the remails of plants that died long ago in and around swampy areas

• fossils

• petroleum

• coal

Tags

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Which resource provides 20 percent of electricity in the US?

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Petroleum

• Nuclear Energy

According to the map on page 17 of the text, which country should you live in if you want minimal exposure to uranium?

• Canada

• Kazakhstan

• Australia

• Tanzania

What is a solid substance that is non-living and made from a particular combination of elements?

• ore

• mineral

• pollutant

• solvent

Fill in the blank: In some cases, the substances in a solution will ________ to form a new mineral.

• dissolve

• crystallize

• dissappear

• calcify

Fill in the blanks: Magma is found ______ and lava is found _____

• above the earth's surface, in the lamp on my desk

• beneath the earth's surface and on top of the earth's surface

• in photos, on lawns

• in the earth's core, in the ocean

According to the text, What are the 3 ways minerals may be formed?

• Organic materials, earth quakes, and solvents

• organic material, mineral rich solutions, cooling magma and lava

• man-made material, by a Tsunami in the ocean, in our dreams