Memory Game Environmental VocabularyOnline version Matching by Mary Tannehill A gas that can harm the environment when there is too much Plant or animal material Oil, gas, coal. Earth minerals and metal ores, fossil fuels, and groundwater in certain areas Water, land, soils, rocks, forests and other plants, animals, fossil fuels and minerals. The usual weather for an area during the year. Substances which can be used over and over because it can be replaced, like oxygen, fresh water, solar energy, and plants. The gases that surround the earth.