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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are Natural Resources? | A natural resource is a material or substance that occurs naturally in the environment and can be used by people for food, energy, shelter, or other needs. Examples include water, minerals, plants, animals, and air. |
| What are the three main reasons we discussed why water is so important to the earth? | Keeps earth warm keeps temperature stable Biological functions |
| What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by water? | 70% |
| A phase change requires an addition or removal of energy in the form of what? | Heat |
| Where does this energy come from on earth? | The Sun |
| To go from ice to liquid water requires an addition/removal (circle one) of energy? | Addition |
| To go from water vapor to liquid water requires an addition/removal (circle one) of energy? | Removal |
| Explain how gravity and the sun are involved in the water cycle? | Sun provides energy to the water cycle that enables the phase changes. Gravity is what controls the physical movement of water through the water cycle. |
| The earth is 70% water, how come that number doesn't change. | The water cycle moves water around over time and doesn’t create or destroy water. |
| What are the four types of Natural Resources? Please define each one. Please be able to give or identify examples of each. | Renewable Resources: Can be replenished naturally over short periods (e.g., sunlight, wind, timber). Nonrenewable Resources: Limited supply and take millions of years to form (e.g., coal, oil, natural gas, minerals). Biological Resources: Derived from l |