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Earth's resources
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Resource | Something that needs to be consumed to gain benefit from it , such as air, food and energy. |
| Renewable | A resource that can be replaced within the average human lifespan. |
| Non-renewable | A resource that takes a very long time to be replaced. |
| Water Vapour | The gaseous form of water, an invisible component of air |
| Water Cycle | The continuous movement of water on Earth. It involves many changes of state |
| Transpiration | The evaporation of water from the leaves of plants In the water cycle, water vapour moves from small pores found in leaves |
| Runoff | The flow of water over the ground, such as in rivers and streams |
| Precipitation | The falling of water to the ground In the water cycle, water falls to the ground as either rain, snow or hail |
| Melting | A change of state from solid to liquid |
| Infiltration | The soaking of water into the ground In the water cycle, rain and melted snow infiltrate the ground to become groundwater |
| Groundwater | Water located underground Most groundwater is trapped in the tiny spaces between grains of sand, soil and rock |
| Freezing | A change of state from liquid to solid Nearly 70% of the fresh water on Earth is frozen and locked up in glaciers and ice caps |
| Evaporation | A change of state from liquid to gas In the water cycle, water evaporates from oceans and lakes into the air |
| Condensation | A change of state from gas to liquid In the water cycle, water vapour in cooling air condenses to form clouds. |
| Fossil fuels | petroleum or crude oil, coal and natural gas are examples of this type of non-renewable resource |