Natural Resources

4. factory that separates crude oil into different products
7. a non-renewable energy resource formed when the remains of plants and animals are buried quickly
9. this kind of energy is produced in water dams
10. solid substance found naturally in earth’s surface, has never been alive
11. a low-growing crop planted to prevent erosion
13. a solid, usually black, non-renewable energy resource; can be bituminous, anthracite, or lignite
14. this forms when sea water freezes
15. layer of sand, gravel, or bedrock that holds and moves ground water
16. a radioactive mineral used to produce nuclear energy
17. soft and easily shaped
18. a floating ice sheet

1. a narrow, concentrated area of a specific mineral
2. liquid rock, used to make gasoline and other products
3. all of earth’s water found in lakes, oceans, rivers, soil, underground, and in the air
5. the condition of a resting field that does not have a crop for a season
6. chemicals produced from oil
8. the path that recycles water from land to sky and back to land
11. this kind of energy uses heat from the earth to produce steam
12. this word means a resource can be replaced by natural means within a person’s lifetime
19. coming from the sun