 |
Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
 |
|
G4-Natural Resources Unit Vocab
|
| A | B |
|---|
| Conservation | the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural resources |
| Conserve | to use wisely, without waste; protect from destruction |
| Fossil fuels | a fuel, such as coal, oil, or natural gas, formed in the geological past from the decayed remains of ancient organisms, such as plants and animals |
| Nonrenewable resource | natural resources that are used up at a rate faster than they can be replaced |
| Recycle | to process materials, such as paper, plastic, aluminum, steel, and glass, so they can be used to make new items |
| Reduce | to use a smaller quantity |
| Renewable resource | natural resources that are constantly being recycled; an example of a renewable resource is water |
| Soil | a mixture of decaying organic material, weathered rock, water, mineral fragments, and air that takes thousands of years to develop |
|
| |
