Vocabulary Challenge

Match the term 'renewable' with its meaning: able to be used repeatedly without running out

• limited use

• finite supply

• non-reusable

• able to be used repeatedly without running out

Match the term 'supply' with its meaning: the amount of something that is available to be used

• the cost of production

• the amount of something that is not available

• the demand for a product

• the amount of something that is available to be used

Match the term 'balance' with its meaning: a state where things are of equal weight or force

• a state where things are not of equal weight or force

• a type of scale used for measuring weight

• a term used in accounting to refer to financial stability

• a state where things are of equal weight or force

Match the term 'borrow' with its meaning: to take and use something that belongs to someone else with the intention of giving it back

• buy

• steal

• borrow

• lend

Match the term 'landfill' with its meaning: a place where waste is buried under the ground

• a recycling facility

• a composting site

• a place where waste is burned

• a place where waste is buried under the ground

Match the term 'business' with its meaning: an organization that sells goods or services

• corporation

• enterprise

• company

• business

Match the term 'debate' with its meaning: a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly

• a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly

• a written report on a specific topic

• a casual conversation between friends

• a musical performance in a public setting

Match the term 'deplete' with its meaning: to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.

• to increase something in size or amount

• to maintain something at a constant level

• to enhance the quality of something

• to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.

Match the term 'runoff' with its meaning: the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, etc.

• Waterfall formation

• Puddle accumulation

• Surface water that flows over land and eventually reaches a body of water

• Soil erosion

Match the term 'debt' with its meaning: something, typically money, that is owed or due

• c

• a

• b

• d