Science - Lesson Outline - L1 - Erath's Resources

___________ is a renewable resource that people breathe to get Oxygen.

air

Energy from the Sun, called ___________ energy, is a(n) _____________ resource.

solar, inexhaustible

___________ replenishes itself through plant decay and other natural processes; however, wind and ___________ can carry it away, and rebuilding it can take ______________ of years.

top soil, water, hundreds

People need ___________ to drink; we also use this resource for bathing, ____________ crops, and running ___________ and power plants.

water, irrigating, factories

______________ is produced by the Sun's uneven heating at Earth's atmosphere.

wind

People use solar energy to grow food in ______________, to generate _____________, and to hear ___________ for home use.

greenhouses, energy, waters

A natural resource that will not run out, no matter how much of it people use, is called a(n) ____________ resource.

inexhaustible

One of the main resources the ____________ provides is fertile soil.

land

___________ resources provided by land include wildlife and _____________ such as forests, grasslands, deserts, and corral reefs.

land, ecosystems

Some natural resources include _____________ , air, water, ______________, trees, and _____________.

land, minerals, fuels

People use ______________ for many different purposes, including for fertilizers, in building materials, and in ____________ devices.

minerals, electronic

All organisms need the ____________ resource water to survive.

natural

_____________ are parts of the environment that supply materials useful or necessary for the survival of living things.

natural resources

Natural resources that are being used up faster than they can be replaced by natural processes, such as fuels and minerals, are called ____________ resources.

nonrenewable

Due to replenishment through the _____________ , the total amount of water on Earth is constant.

oceans

Fuels including coal, _______________, and _________________ gas, which formed from the decayed remains of organisms that died millions of years ago are called _____________.

oil, natural, fossil fuels

Fossil fuels are used ______________ because we are using them up more quickly than nature can ___________ them.

primarily, replaces

Natural resources that that can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as they are used are known as ___________ resources.

renewable

Plants would not be able to produce _______________ through photosynthesis if the air did not contain _______________.

oxygen, carbon dioxide

Plants produce _____________ and release it into the air through the process of ______________.

oxygen, photosynthesis