Topic 5 Lesson 1-2 Vocabulary - Human Impacts on Earth's Systems

To organize into groups based on a system is to __________.

• organize

• systemize

• classify

• groupon

To change in form is to ___________.

• metamorphose

• transform

• chemically change

• grow up

A ____________ is a material supplied by nature that is used by humans and other organisms.

• natural resource

• mineral

• rock

• fossil fuel

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A naturally occurring, nonliving substance is a _________.

• natural resource

• mineral

• rock

• fossil fuel

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A natural substance made from one or more minerals is a _______.

• natural resource

• mineral

• rock

• fossil fuel

_________ include petroleum (oil), coal, and natural gas. They are the remains of organisms that lived long ago.

• Natural resources

• Minerals

• Rocks

• Fossil fuels

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________ means able to produce the effect wanted without wasting time or energy.

• Efficient

• Inefficient

• Productive

• Unproductive

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A resource that is replenished at a slower rate than it is used is a _____________.

• unlimited resource

• renewable resource

• solar energy

• nonrenewable resource

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A mixture of methane and other gases formed underground and used for energy is ____________.

• the atmosphere

• greenhouse effect

• natural gas

• acid rain

A material made by nature at least as quickly as people use it is a _______________.

• limited resource

• renewable resource

• fossil fuel

• nonrenewable resource