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