Chapter 10

A supply that will meet a need for materials or energy.

A resource that can be replaced.

A resource that can't be replaced at all or as fast as we use it.

Resources made from remains of organisms

Fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) that can be burned for heat/energy

A.K.A. Petroleum forms same as coal through sea creatures

Used on land and at sea

Easy to store and move; easy to get large amounts of energy

Limited supplies, air pollution, oil spills

Come from crude oil

Energy from Sunlight--a renewable resource

Sunlight won't run out; doesn't cause pollution

Can't use at night/cloudy days; expensive; factories produce dangerous wastes

Used to grind grain, pump water away from land, and bring water up from wells.

Use wind energy to spin a generator to make electricity

Doesn't cause air pollution

Wind doesn't always blow, birds killed, noisy/ugly

Factories built along rivers for centuries 

Make electricity with the energy of flowering water

Fuel not needed; no pollution; no waste left behind

Only built near moving water; lake must be able to form behind dam

Energy from high temperatures inside the Earth

Can make electricity all the time; places to build power plants limited; Pollutants found in steam

Material that was recently alive that is burned for energy or turned into fuel/gas

Plenty of garbage; less garbage is taken to landfills;causes air pollution

Nonliving material from Earth, used for energy and to make things

Inexpensive, useful metal; can be used in pure form or mixed to make steel

Small Rocks; commonly used to build roads

Minerals can be found in large amounts or small amounts.

Important Resources; renewable to some degree

Pollution slowly settles out of the atomosphere or gets caught in rain

Water recycled through the water cycle

Made from weathering rock and decaying plants

Began in Europe in 1700s; machines have polluted Earth since then

Laws that encourage people to protect natural resources

Treat something so it can be used again: glass, paper, plastics, cans