Vocab Flashcards
(12 cards)
A material supplied by nature that is used by humans and other organisms
Natural Resource
To organize into groups based on a system
Classify
A resource that is replenished at a slower rate than it is used
Nonrenewable resource
Material made by nature at least as quickly as people used it
Renewable resource
A naturally occurring, nonliving substance
Minerals
A natural substance made from one or more minerals
Rocks
Able to produce the affect wanted without wasting time or energy
Efficient
To change in form
Transforms
A mixture of methane and other gases formed underground and used for energy
Natural gas
Energy produced by moving water
Hydroelectric energy
A change that happens because of some kind of action
Effect
The presence of harmful substances in the environment
Pollution
