Vocab Flashcard #11

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Natural Resource:

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Materials or substances like minerals, forests, water, and land found in nature.

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Renewable Resource: A resource that is rapidly replaced by nature (e.g., air, water, plants, animals).

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Renewable Resource: A resource that is rapidly replaced by nature.

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Nonrenewable Resource: A resource that cannot be quickly replaced once exhausted (e.g., oil, coal, natural gas).

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Nonrenewable Resource: A resource that cannot be quickly replaced once exhausted (e.g., oil, coal, natural gas).

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Conservation:

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Protecting Earth’s resources by avoiding wasteful and destructive use.

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Measurement: the act of using tools to determine an object’s size, length, weight, capacity, or volume.

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the act of using tools to determine an object’s size, length, weight, capacity, or volume

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Customary Measurement System: main system of weights and measurement in the U.S., based on yard (length), pound (weight), and gallon (volume).

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Customary Measurement System: main system of weights and measurement in the U.S., based on yard (length), pound (weight), and gallon (volume).

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Metric System: A measurement system used globally, combining prefixes like kilo-, centi-, milli- with base units like meter, liter, gram.

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A system of measurement used in most countries; this system is based on joining a series of prefixes such as kilo-, centi-, and milli- with a base unit of measurement such as meter, liter, or gram.

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What is an Alliance?

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A bond or connection between families, states, parties, or individuals to further common interests.

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What is a Treaty?

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A legal agreement between two governments.

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Debts?

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Money owed to another person or people.