6.11AB Resource Management Vocab FAC#14

the mixture of invisible, odorless, tasteless gases that surrounds Earth

the careful use of Earth’s materials to prevent or reduce damage to the environment and extend the lifetime of resources

the ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time, or energy

fuel used for heating or to generate usable power

part of the environment that supplies material useful or necessary for the survival of living things

a resource that is used faster than it can be replaced by natural processes

a resource that can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as it is used

a mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air

a part of food used by the body to grow and survive

a lack of proper nutrition that negatively affects growth and health

meeting human needs in ways that ensure future generations will also be able to meet their needs

the contamination of air by harmful substances including gases and smoke

any contamination of water with chemicals or other hazardous substances that are detrimental to human, animal, or plant health

when a community lacks the resources and requirements for a minimum standard of living

a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.