_ is water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

New Jersey's overall weather is hot and humid in the summer, and cold and wet in the winter. This is called New Jersey's _______.

• temperature

• climate

• precipitation

• weather

New Jersey's _____, or something found in nature that people can use, includes animals, vegetation, and minerals found in rocks.

• weather

• nor'easter

• natural resources

• renewable

Sometimes, New Jersey has ____, strong storms with high winds, heavy snow, and freezing cold temperatures.

• nor'easters

• winter

• climate

• temperature

_____ is making goods from natural resources.

Natural resources can be classified into living and nonliving resources.

• True

• False

The Atlantic Coastal Plain is great for mining because of the mountainous land.

• True

• False

The Appalachian Ridge and Valley is the warmest part of New Jersey.

• True

• False

New Jersey farms help supply big cities like New York City and Philadelphia with fruits and vegetables.

• True

• False

The difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource is that a renewable resource CAN be reused or replaced, whereas nonrenewable resources CANNOT be made again.

• True

• False