Human Impact Vocabulary

Recycle: _______ used materials for use in creating new products.

• new

• waste

• old

Reuse: _______ a product a second time.

• Use

• Reapply

• Repurpose

• Reassemble

Renew: to make _______.

• new again

• worn out

• tired

• outdated

Natural Resources: resources found in the _______.

• environment.

• atmosphere.

• biosphere.

• hydrosphere.

Renewable Resources: resources that can _______ themselves.

• renew

• deplete

• reduce

• degrade

Nonrenewable resources: cannot be _______.

• recycled

• replenished

• preserved

Conservation: to _______ and protect something.

• preserve

• destroy

• alter

• neglect

Pollution: the release of _______ into the atmosphere. It causes harm to humans or other living organisms.

• pollutants

• air fresheners

• beneficial compounds

• nutrients

Fossil Fuels: resources found in nature formed from things that _______ a long time ago.

• died

• lived

• evolved

• survived

Watershed Management Practices: a process that results in a plan of how to best protect and improve the _______ quality and other natural resources.

• water

• air

• soil

• land