Unit 6 Vocabulary Quiz

What is coal?

• A black or brown rock that is found in the earth and burned as fuel

• A mixture of gases found below the Earth’s surface

• A liquid found beneath the Earth’s surface

• A layer of rock that is permeable to water

What is natural gas?

• A mixture of gases found below the Earth’s surface that is used as fuel

• A black or brown rock that is burned as fuel

• A liquid found beneath the Earth’s surface

• A layer of rock that is impermeable to water

What is a natural resource?

• Something that people use from nature

• A process that allows things to be reused

• A layer of rock that is permeable to water

• A liquid found beneath the Earth’s surface

What does nonrenewable mean?

• Cannot be replaced by nature quickly

• Can be replaced by nature easily

• Allows liquid or gas to pass through

• Has many small spaces or holes

What is oil?

• A liquid that is found beneath the Earth’s surface that is used to form fuels

• A black or brown rock that is burned as fuel

• A mixture of gases found below the Earth’s surface

• A layer of rock that is permeable to water

What does renewable mean?

• Can be replaced by nature easily or quickly

• Cannot be replaced by nature quickly

• Does not allow liquid or gas to pass through

• Has many small spaces or holes

What is conservation?

• The act of saving, protecting, or using resources wisely

• How you get rid of something

• A process that allows things to be reused

• A layer of rock that is permeable to water

What is disposal?

• How you get rid of something

• The act of saving resources

• A process that allows things to be reused

• A layer of rock that is impermeable to water

What is the environment?

• All the living and nonliving things in an area

• A process that allows things to be reused

• A layer of rock that is permeable to water

• A liquid found beneath the Earth’s surface

What does recycle mean?

• To put through a process that allows things to be reused

• To get rid of something

• To save resources

• To have many small spaces or holes