Natural Resources
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- 1. A source that cannot be replaced after use:
- 5. Energy harnessed from the force of the wind used to create electricity:
- 8. An instrument used for determining directions that uses a magnetic needle:
- 11. Feathers covering the body:
- 17. The number of animals that can be taken in one day or season:
- 18. The gaseous form of fossil fuels used in heating homes, cooking foods, and generating electricity:
- 20. A male wild turkey :
- 22. A source available in limited quantity that can be completely used; may be renewable or nonrenewable:
- 25. A fungal disease contracted by humans after inhaling fungal spores often encountered in old or abandoned bird or bat roosts, especially those that are outside or exposed to rain; in chicken coops; and in caves:
- 27. Energy from the sun used by mechanical solar systems to produce electricity or to capture the sun’s heat for the purpose of heating space or water:
- 29. Partially decayed vegetable matter that accumulates in bogs, where low oxygen levels and acidity inhibit decomposition:
- 30. Electric energy produced from biomass:
- 32. A disease that affects more than 70 species of domestic and wild birds, especially American crows, jays, hawks, and owls :
- 38. Grants exclusive rights to specified recreational activity on the land during the term of the agreement:
- 39. The number of days that a species can be hunted in one year:
- 41. A source that can be replaced naturally:
- 42. Extends from Canada to Mexico and accounts for about 27 percent of U.S. lumber; important commercial tree species are western white pine, ponderosa pine, and lodgepole pine
- 44. Fires that burn the organic materials beneath the surface litter of the forest floor:
- 45. The time of the year when it is legal to catch a particular species of fish:
- 46. The growth and change of unusually colored feathers :
- 47. Any combination of powder, shot, or bullets used in shotguns, rifles, or pistols:
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- 2. A heavy object lowered into a body of water to prevent a boat from drifting:
- 3. A bacterial disease transmitted through the bite of the black-legged tick :
- 4. A fuel formed from the remains of dead plant and animal material deposited in a previous geologic time, typically millions of years ago:
- 6. A source that will not run out in the foreseeable future; e.g., sunlight, wind, geothermal energy:
- 7. Capturing wild fish from oceans and inland waters for use as human food and in making other products:
- 9. Using natural resources in such a way that the supply available is not reduced:
- 10. A form of hydropower in which electricity is generated through the turning of turbines by ocean tides:
- 12. Winds created by a forest fire
- 13. Tuft of modified or hairlike feathers protruding from the center of a gobbler’s chest :
- 14. A forest in which the species are voluntarily growing and are naturally present in the area
- 15. Species of animals that are hunted for food or sport:
- 16. A viral disease that attacks the nervous system of mammals :
- 19. Fire applied in a knowledgeable manner to forest fuels on a specific land area under selected weather conditions to accomplish predetermined, well-defined management objectives
- 21. A tool that propels a projectile by burning gun powder:
- 23. Ranges south from Delaware to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma; one of the most important timber producing areas in North America; important coniferous tree species include Virginia, longleaf, loblolly, shortleaf and slash pines
- 24. The time when the buildup of fuels and the occurrence of extended dry periods are greatest
- 25. Power in the form of electrical energy produced when the mechanical energy of moving water is transferred by a rotating turbine to a generator:
- 26. An area with a high density of trees
- 27. Capturing fish for relaxation and enjoyment:
- 28. An unwanted or unplanned fire burning in forests or wild land areas that threatens to destroy life, property, and/or natural resources:
- 31. The liquid form of fossil fuels used to make gasoline and oils:
- 33. A group of game birds :
- 34. Brightly colored growths in the throat region:
- 35. Heat energy harnessed from within the earth to create electricity:
- 36. The solid form of fossil fuels used in factories and for generating electricity
- 37. An uncut forest is commonly known as an
- 40. Subdivided into wet and dry regions
- 43. Fires that burn from top to top of trees or shrubs, sometimes independently of a surface fire: