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UNIT 11 Vocabulary
Natural Resources
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conservation | the protection or reduced use of resources |
| Disposal | the process of discarding or managing waste, unwanted materials, or substances that are no longer needed |
| Impact | to have a direct effect or influence on something |
| Recycling | the process in which waste materials are broken down and returned to the environment or reused |
| Ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment |
| Environmental Impact | how something people do affects the Earth. It’s the effect our actions have on things like the air, water, land, plants, and animals. |
| Health Ecosystem | a place in nature where living and nonliving things work well together. |
| Natural Resource | something that comes from nature that people use to live and make things. These are not made by people, they come from the Earth. |
| Recycle | the process in which waste materials are broken down and returned to the environment or reused |