TAKS Science 5th Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Resources that are used by humans, such as minerals, water, fossil fuels, and food sources | Natural Resources |
Comes from the bodies of dead organisms that lived millions of years ago. Materials from these organisms are pressed together to form coal, oil and natural gas. | Fossil Fuel |
Natural resources that can be renewed or replaced by nature, such as food crops and water. | Renewable |
A resource that can't be replaced in nature, such as metals and minerals (M&M) | Nonrenewable resource |
Solid fossil fuel formed deep within Earth over millions of years. | Coal |
Fossil fuel and material resource that formed deep in the Earth over millions of years from remains of ancient plants and animals. | Oil (petroleum) |
A period that can be measured using a stopwatch or clock. | Time |
A fossil fuel, flammable odorless gas(mostly methane) found in Earth's crust. | Natural Gas |
Resources that cannot be used completely, such as solar energy, ocean tides and wind. | Inexhaustible |
Transfer of thermal energy between substances that are at different temperatures. | Heat |
A region in which particles are bunched together. | Compression |
Process by which wind, water, and gravity leave eroded sediments in new locations. | Deposition |
Amount of force exerted on a given area by an object or substance. | Pressure |
Material broken down from dead organisms such as decaying plants and animals. | Organic Material |
How water continuously moves between the ocean, the sky, and the land. | Hydrologic (water cycle) |
Outermost, rocky layer of Earth. | Crust |
Large plates that float on the mantle and make up the Earth's crust. | Plate Tectonics |
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