| A | B |
| NATURAL RESOURCES | Materials people take from the natural environment to survive and/or satisfy their needs |
| RENEWABLE RESOURCES | Resources the environment continues to renew or replace |
| FOSSIL FUELS | Oil, coal, natural gas |
| FUSION | A nuclear reaction still being tested |
| FISSION | The kind of nuclear reaction in active use today |
| GEOTHERMAL ENERGY | Energy from the earth's magma and such |
| SOLAR ENERGY | Energy from the sun |
| URANIUM | The mineral used to power fission reactors |
| ACID RAIN | A type of air pollution caused by burning coal |
| OPEC | A group of mostly Middle-Eastern countries (with a few exceptions) that pretty much control the world's oil supply |