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Science Chapter 3
Natural Resource
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which energy resource is not a fossil fuel? | Hydroelectric Energy |
| Which problem would not occur as a result of using fossil fuels? | radioactive pollution |
| Which energy uses heat from the earth to produce steam? | Geothermal Energy |
| Which disadvantage is associated with the use of wind energy and solar energy? | large land areas required |
| What is an advantage of using geothermal energy? | plants are inexpensive to build and operate. |
| Which is not an advantage of using windmills to provide wind energy? | requires steady wind |
| Water stored beneath the surface of the earth is called | ground water |
| what are all the materials that God provides for us called? | Natural Resources |
| Explain 3 things you can do to preserve natural resources? | Reduce the amount of energy used, reuse and recycle |
| What is one way that the oceans provide for man? | Fresh water through the water cycle, plays a key role in carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle, provides oxygen by photosynthesis of phytoplankton, influences the climate. |
| What is a layer of sand, gravel or bedrock that holds and moves ground water called? | aquifer |
| what is formed when the remains of plants and animals are buried quickly? | Fossil Fuels |
| What is a floating sheet of ice called? | ice shelf |
| What solid substances are found naturally i n the earth's surface? | minerals |
| what is the name of the factory that separates crude oil into different products? | Refinery |
| What forms when sea water freezes? | Sea ice |
| What is the mineral used in nuclear reactors? | uranium |
| What do you call concentrated areas of specific minerals? | vein |
| All of the earths water is known as biosphere? | False |
| Hydroelectricity uses windmills to control the water? | False |
| A fallow field has a crop planted every 10 years? | False |
| Malleable metals are hard and firm | False |
| Farmers use hand plowing to help keep water from washing soil away? | False |
| A low growing crop that lessens erosion in unused fields is called ground cover? | True |
| Dissolved minerals and salts left behind when water evaporates cause oceans to be saline, or salty. | True |
| Name 4 renewable resources? | geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, wind |
| Name 4 nonrenewable resources? | coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, petroleum |
| What is a renewable resource? | a resource that can be replaced. |
| What is a nonrenewable resource? | a resource that not be replaced easily. |
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MrsBlanco
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