Natural Resources
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching item on the line next to each number.
1. Solar
A. Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as
2. Wind
B. An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
3. Energy
C. Strength or the ability to control things
4. Geothermal
D. Of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth
5. Petroleum
E. Warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere
6. Coal
F. Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
7. Greenhouse effect
G. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
8. Global warming
H. Moving air
9. Power
I. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic
10. Carbon dioxide
J. Relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
11. Steam
K. The power to do work or make things move
12. Pollution
L. A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons