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WorksheetsHuman Dependence on Natural Resources Vocabulary
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity.
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
The sum of all living matter on Earth.
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydroshpere
Geosphere
A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people's needs.
Energy Resource
Nonrenewable Resource
Renewable Resource
Limited Resource
Any natural process that happens to Earth's surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
Geoscience Process
Energy Resource
Limited Resource
Mountain Building
Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
Groundwater
Runoff
Atmosphere
Reservoir
Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive.
Limited Resource
Energy Resource
Renewable Resource
Nonrenewable
Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention
Natural Resources
Limited Resources
Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources
Not replaced by natural means within a short period of time.
Nonrenewable
Renewable
Biotic
Abiotic
Replaced by natural means in a short period of time.
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Biotic
Abiotic
