Human /Earth Interaction- Earth's Resources
recycle
The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product.
Non-renewable resources
a resource that cannot be reused or replaced easily (ex. gems, iron, copper, fossil fuels)
alternative energy sources
a source of energy other than the burning of a fossil fuel
fossil fuels
materials formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals
natural resources
materials found in nature that are used by living things
natural disaster
a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life.
renewable resource
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
deforestation
Destruction of forests
conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
pollution
Release of harmful materials into the environment
overfishing
Removing more fish from the oceans than can be naturally produced
Ozone
a form of oxygen that makes a layer in the atmosphere that screens out much of the Sun's dangerous radiation
Population
a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
smog
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
Ecosystem
all the living and nonliving things in an area
landfills
places where waste material is buried and covered with soil
Three R's
reduce, reuse, recycle
environment
the space, conditions, and all the living and non-living things around an organism
soil erosion
wearing away of surface soil by water and wind