Energy and Resources Zip Around
Resources
A material that is found in
nature and is used by living
things
Conservation
The saving of resources by
using them carefully
Recycle
To reuse a resource to make
something new
Renewable resource
A resource that can be
replaced in a human lifetime
such as trees
Reusable resource
A resource such as air or water
that can be used over and over
and can’t be used up
Nonrenewable
Resource
Magnets
A resource such as coal or oil
that will be used up someday
A magnet has two poles, a north
and south and are attracted to
certain metals. Opposite sides
of a magnet attract and Like
sides repel.
The ability to cause change
Energy
Fossil Fuels
Fuels made from parts of dead
plants or animals over millions
of years
Electricity
Electricity that flows from a
battery through a wire to a
bulb and back through a wire to
the battery
Energy that is made from other
types of energy
Mining
Digging under the ground to
collect resources
Circuit
Oil
Coal
Pollution
A fossil fuel that is pumped out
of the ground, used to make
things such as gasoline and
plastic
A fossil fuel that is mined from
the ground, used to produce
electricity and heat for homes
The destruction of natural
resources