Question

matching 13 points
match each of the definitions with the correct vocabulary term from chapter 4.
energy harnessed by lapping into underground reservoirs of steam and hot water
recycling
the collecting and processing of used items to be made into new products
take millions of years to form and accumulate
water that flows over the land rather than seeping into the soil
careful use of resources
pollution that does not have a specific place of origin
partly decomposed organic material that can be used as fertilizer
ore
a metallic mineral that can be mined for profit

Explanation:

1. Energy harnessed by tapping into underground reservoirs of steam and hot - water is geothermal energy.
2. The collecting and processing of used items to be made into new products is recycling (already given).
3. Resources that take millions of years to form and accumulate are fossil fuels.
4. Water that flows over the land rather than seeping into the soil is runoff.
5. Careful use of resources is conservation.
6. Pollution that does not have a specific place of origin is non - point source pollution.
7. Partly decomposed organic material that can be used as fertilizer is compost.
8. A metallic mineral that can be mined for profit is ore (already given).

Answer:

1. Geothermal energy
2. Recycling
3. Fossil fuels
4. Runoff
5. Conservation
6. Non - point source pollution
7. Compost
8. Ore