Unit 3: Earth's Resources Vocab Review

Front

Ability to do work or cause change?

Back

energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

Energy from recently living organisms (e.g., leaves, plants)

Back

biomass

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Energy from Earth's heat?

Back

Geothermal

Front

Definition of nonrenewable?

Back

A natural resource not replaced in a useful time frame.

Front

Term for a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate it's consumed?

Back

Renewable

Front

Meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet theirs.

Back

Sustainability

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Front

Burning process

Back

Combustion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Front

Natural fuel from remains of living organisms?

Back

Fossil Fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

Prevention of wasteful resource use?

Back

conservation

Front

Definition of Solar Energy?

Back

Energy from the sun converted to thermal or electrical energy.