Unit 6 Vocabulary - Managing Earth's Resources (PDF)
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This document is a set of vocabulary cards. It includes terms and definitions related to managing Earth's resources. The vocabulary cards are helpful for practicing the use of these terms and definitions in context.
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NAME ________________________________________ CLASS ____________ DATE _____________ Managing Earth’s Resources Use these cards to practice Experience vocabulary. emissions pollutants released into the air...
NAME ________________________________________ CLASS ____________ DATE _____________ Managing Earth’s Resources Use these cards to practice Experience vocabulary. emissions pollutants released into the air smog mixture of smoke and fog point source single source of air pollution idespread sources of air w nonpoint source pollution poisonous gas made of three a ozone oxygen atoms Cut Line Managing Earth’s Resources opyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. C avvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format. S hemical pollution in the air c acid rain mixed with falling water the careful use of a resource to conservation prevent it from being wasted and make it last longer the way we apply science to technology daily life to meet our needs or solve problems way to make technology work a efficiency better, with less waste of materials and time ater and human waste w sewage washed down sinks, showers, and toilets the breaking down and carrying erosion away of particles of rock Cut Line Managing Earth’s Resources opyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. C avvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format. S articles of rock and clay that p sediment settle at the bottom of rivers and oceans atter that came from living m organic things the removal from the soil of nutrient depletion important nutrients that plants need he process of turning land with T desertification healthy soil into land with little soil that lacks nutrients the removal of trees from an deforestation area ill health that results from not getting enough to eat or not malnutrition getting the proper nutrient-rich foods Cut Line Managing Earth’s Resources opyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. C avvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format. S measure of how the a production of food or other sustainability resources on land can be repeated from year to year the process of restoring an area land reclamation of land to a more productive state fuels, such as oil, natural gas, and coal, that were formed fossil fuels millions of years ago from plant and animal remains condition where people lack a access to enough energy to global energy poverty meet their basic needs such as lighting and the ability to cook food or heat their homes Cut Line Managing Earth’s Resources opyright © Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. C avvas is not responsible for any modifications made by end users to the content posted in its original format. S
