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W.E.D.
Natural Resourcces
Term | Definition |
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What are the three main fossel fuels? | COAL, OIL, AND NATURAL GAS |
What does it mean when a fuel is considered "nonrenewable"? | It cannot be used again. |
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel in the USA? | Coal |
Which fossil fuel is the cleanest? | Natural Gas |
give an example of a biomass fuel? | Animal waste |
Define geothermal energy. | Energy from the Earth |
What is Coal formed from? | Ancient Plant Remains |
What is Oil formed from? | The remains of small ORGANISMS, ALGAE, and PROTISTS that lived in oceans and shallow seas 100s of million of years ago. |
Why is soil valuable? | Every living thing depends on soil to live in or for people to grow crops. |
Define erosion | Is the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity. |
What process forms Deltas? | Sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake. |
Name the rock most fossils are found in? | Sedimentary |