Natural resources

A mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used to fertilize soil.

• non-renewable

• landfill

• compost

• petroleum

A site for the disposal of waste materials

• natural resource

• compost

• natural gas

• landfill

A material found in nature that is useful to humans

• coal

• natural resource

• metal

• renewable

not capable of being replenished or replaced within a sufficient period

• desalination

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• hydrocarbon

capable of being replenished or replaced

• renewable

• compost

• nonrenewable

• natural gas

The process of removing salt from sea water to obtain fresh water

• renewable

• luster

• hydrocarbon

• desalination

Crude oil, which is a liquid fossil fuel formed from microscopic plants, animals and marine organisms

• coal

• petroleum

• natural gas

• cleavage

a solid fossil fuel formed from decomposed plant remains

• petroleum

• natural gas

• streak

• coal

a mix of methane and other gases formed from decomposed marine organisms

• petroleum

• hydrocarbon

• ore

• natural gas

A compound made of the elements hydrogen and carbon

• hydrocarbon

• ore

• metal

• natural gas