Natural Resources

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Which resources should actually be classified as non-renewable and why? Options: Animals, because they grow old and die; Plants, because there are so many kinds; Minerals, since they are replaced very slowly; Wind, because sometimes the wind does not blow.

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Minerals, since they are replaced very slowly

Front

Which is a way we can protect our natural resources? Options: litter, recycle, pollute, contaminate

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recycle

Front

Ways that humans use wood: paper and building houses, eating and drinking, cars and heat, drinking and bathing.

Back

paper and building houses

Front

True or False: It is possible to make more nonrenewable resources in our lifetime.

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False

Front

Minerals (diamond, quartz, emerald, etc.)

Back

Nonrenewable Resource

Front

electricity made by water power

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hydroelectricity

Front

Any harmful substance that affects Earth's land, air, and water.

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pollution

Front

What resource is collected by the panels on the roof of a home? Options: air, water, wind, sunlight.

Back

sunlight

Front

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they –

Back

take a long time to form

Front

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• Paper
• Coal
• Milk
• Water

Back

Coal