Question | Answer |
What is the source of almost all energy on Earth? | Sun |
What do we call taking care of our earth and its resources? | conservation |
What resource comes from trees? | wood |
What resource are shoe polish and perfume made from? | coal |
How long does it take to form fossil fuels? | millions of years |
What can be created by sunlight, wind, and water | energy |
What are resources called that can run out? | nonrenewable |
What can flowing water and moving air produce? | electricity |
What is the removal of rock and soil material by natural processes such as floods? | erosion |
What do we call a species that is completely eliminated from earth? | extinct |
What do humans get their energy from? | food |
What type of fuel is formed from dead plants and animals? | fossil fuels |
What do we call things in nature that we use? | natural resources |
What can we do with paper, glass, and plastic so they will not fill up landfills? | recycle |
What are plastic, nylon, and make up made from? | petroleum |
What is glass made from? | sand |
What do we call the ability to do work? | energy |
How do we describe coal and petroleum because when we use them up they will be gone? | nonrenewable |
What kind of resources are wind, water, and sunlight called? | renewable |
People working to produce goods and services are called ________ resources. | human |
Machines, tools, and buildings are examples of this type of resource. | capital |
What do we call things that people make or use to satisfy needs and wants? | goods |
What do we call people who use resources to make goods and/or provide services? | producers |
What do we call activities that satisfy people’s needs and wants? | services |
This was a natural resource in Mali that people traded for salt. | gold |
"I farm the hilly land and grow olives and grapes." This person is either Rome or ______. | Greece |