Conservation vocab

We need to take care of our air, water, land, and other __________________________.

What is the protection, preservation, and management of wildlife and natural resources, such as water?

• sustainability

• conservation

• desalination

• natural resource

A substance or element, such as stone or iron, that is found in the ground.

• petroleum

• groundwater

• pollinaotr

• mineral

A thick substance found beneath Earth's surface used to make fuel and other products.

• dirt

• rocks

• petroleum

• water

Relating to a natural resource, such as solar energy, that can be replaced after it is used.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• oil

• coal

Relating to an energy source that cannot be replaced after it has been used.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• pollinator

• carbon footprint

The removal of salts and other chemicals from seawater.

• destroy

• detect

• desalination

• depart

Water beneath Earth's surface that supplies wells and springs.

• landfill

• mineral

• Pollinator

• groundwater

Any agent, such as an insect or a bird, that transfers pollen among or within plants, allowing plants to reproduce.

• pollinator

• polinator

• pollinater

• pallinator

A site for the disposal of solid waste.

• landscape

• landfill

• landowner

• trash can