Energy Use and Resource Conservation

Definition: total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level.

• Sunlight

• Wind

• Biomass

• Coal

Definition: A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed.

• Nonrenewable Resource

• Reservoir

• Non-renewable Resource

• Renewable Resource

Definition: Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks.

• Hydrothermal Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Wind Energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Definition: One result of global climate change, due to melting glaciers and ice caps.

• A) Sea Level Fall

• B) Sea Level Rise

• C) Wind Energy

• D) Volcanic Eruptions

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Definition: The stress or damage on land, water, air, and natural features.

• Cumulative Impact

• Social Impact

• Environmental Impact

• Reputational Impact

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Definition: Energy created by the natural heat of the earth.

• Geothermal Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

Definition: Resources that cannot be replenished at rate they are used.

• Geothermal

• Renewable

• Sustainable

• Non-renewable

Definition: a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.

• Tidal

• Renewable Resource

• Reservoir

• Trap

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Definition: consistency of measurement.

• Validity

• Reliability

• Acceptability

• Feasibility

Definition: having to do with the ocean and its tides

• Atmospheric

• Parabolic

• Tidal

• Geothermal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1