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The Environment
Burtt's Renewable/Nonrenewable Resources C2
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3rd Grade
07/21/2011

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resource
Definition
a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things
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conservation
Definition
the saving of resources by using them carefully
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strip cropping
Definition
a type of planting that uses strips of thick grass or clover between strips of crops
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recycle
Definition
to reuse a resource to make something new
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contour plowing
Definition
a type of plowing for growing crops; creates rows of crops around the sides of a hill instead of up and down
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renewable
Definition
resources that can be replaced in a human lifetime
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nonrenewable
Definition
a resource; such as coal or oil, that will be used up someday
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reusable
Definition
a resource that can be used over and over and can't be used up; examples, air and water
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