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Chapter 9
Conserving Resources
Question | Answer |
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conservation | The careful use and protection of natural resources. |
fossil fuel | A natural resource that formed form the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. |
mineral resource | A natural resource that comes from minerals found on or beneath Earth's surface. |
nonrenewable resource | A resource, such as a fossil fuel, that can't be replaced within a human lifetime. |
petroleum | The material from which oil is made. |
recycle | To reuse a resource by breaking it down and making a new product. |
reduce | To use less of a resource. |
renewable resource | A resource that can be replaced within a human lifetime. |
resource | Any material or energy that people use to satisfy a need. |
reuse | To use a resource again and again. |