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6th Grade
Natural Resources (Ecology)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Natural resources | any natural material that is used by humans |
| nonrenewable resource | a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed |
| renewable resource | a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed |
| Examples of nonrenewable resources | Coal, natural gas, petroleum |
| Recycling | the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap |
| Acid precipitation | rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids |
| coal | a fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material (solid) |
| natural gas | a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons; formed from microscopic sea organisms (gas forms) |
| petroleum | a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbons, formed from microscopic sea organisms |
| smog | photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels |
| biomass | plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source |
| gasohol | mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel |
| geothermal energy | the energy produced by heat within Earth |
| hydroelectric energy | electrical energy produced by the flow of water |
| nuclear energy | the energy released by a fission or fusion reaction; the binding energy of the atomic nucleus |
| wind power | the use of a windmill to drive an electric generator |
| solar energy | the energy received by Earth from the sun in the form of radiation |
| Original source of energy in fuels | the sun |
| How do we obtain fossil fuels? | Drilling |
| Hypothesis | educated guess |
| What should you do before making your hypothesis? | Ask a question and research the topic. |