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4th Unit 6 Vocab
4th Grade Uni 6 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Renewable Resource | Natural resources that are replaceable within a person's lifetime |
| Conservation | prevention of wasteful use of resources |
| Disposal | Throwing away or getting rid of products that are no longer needed |
| Environmental Impact | A condition that results in a change to a biotic or abiotic factors of a system |
| Natural Resource | Anything found in nature that can be used by humans |
| Nonrenewable Resource | Natural resources that cannot naturally replenish themselves within a person's lifetime |
| Recycle | The process of taking materials that are ready to be thrown away and converting (changing) them int reusable materials |
| Coal | A black or brown rock that is found inside Earth and burned as fuel |
| Oil | Also called petroleum, is a liquid that is found beneath Earth's surface |
| Natural Gas | A mixture of gases found below Earth's surface that is used as fuel |
| Porous | Rock that has many small spaces or holes in it |
| Permeable | Has many connected pores, allows liquid or gases to pass through |
| Impermeable | Rocks that do not allow liquid or gases to pass through them |
| Aquifer | A layer of rock that is permeable to water |