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Earth's Resources FC
"Ann Whitney Elementary" - 5th Earth's Resources
Question | Answer |
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materials in the environment that are useful to people | natural resources |
fuels formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago | fossil fuels |
natural resources that nature can produce again, such as trees, plants, animals, water, oxygen, and soil | renewable resources |
natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced | nonrenewable resources |
sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels | alternative energy sources |
heat energy naturally produced within Earth | geothermal energy |
electricity made from the energy of moving water in a dam | hydroelectric power |
the practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to save them | conservation |
fuels made from organic matter | biofuels |