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32 Cards in this Set
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Things found in nature that plants and animals use to survive
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natural resources
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Name two examples of natural resources
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food, oil
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Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced
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nonrenewable resources
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Name two examples of nonrenewable resources
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fossil fuels, minerals (such as Bauxite, which is used to make aluminum)
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Resources that can be replaced at the same rate at which they are used (as long as they are used wisely!)
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renewable resources
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Name three renewable resources
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trees, fish, plants
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Nonrenewable energy resources that formed from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago
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fossil fuels
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Name three examples of fossil fuels
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natural gas, oil, coal
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Resources that cannot be used up
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inexhaustable resources
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Name three examples of inexhaustible resources
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wind, sun, water
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Processing materials again to make new products
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recycle
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Using materials or products again
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reuse
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Using less of a meterial for a certain purpose
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reduce
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The practice of using resources wisely
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conservation
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When the amount of a resource that is available decreases, approaching the point where it will no longer be usable
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depletion
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Water from rain or snow that sinks into the earth and is stored there
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groundwater
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What are the three main purposes for which water is used?
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agriculture, industry and household
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What are the main purposes for which land is used?
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farming, forests, mining, industry, and housing
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The addition of any unwanted substances into the air
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air pollution
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Air pollution can be caused naturally by
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erupting volcanoes and forest fires
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Air pollution can be cause by humans by
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burning fuel, driving on dirt and gravel roads, using certain cleaning products, and industrial pollution
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An unwanted substance added to the air, water or land
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pollutant
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A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas made up of carbon and oxygen
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carbon monoxide
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A molecule of oxygen that contains three atoms of oxygen
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ozone
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When ozone is in the lower atmosphere it is a ___________ that may make it hard for some people to breathe
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pollutant
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Rain containing acids formed when air pollutant react with water vapor
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acid rain
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A different way to produce something (such as electricity) that does not use up natural resources
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alternative energy resources
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What are two examples of alternative energy resources?
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solar power and wind power
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What is an example of an air pollutant?
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smog
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What is an example of a water pullutant?
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oil
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What is an example of a land pollutant?
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garbage
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Name three examples of what creates air pollution
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cars, electricity, factories
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