Natural Resources

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What are plants and animals considered?

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Renewable resources

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What is any material, substance, or organism found in nature and used by people?

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Natural resources

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How can we conserve natural resources?

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By reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling materials.

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What are resources that exist in a limited supply and are used up faster than they can be replaced?

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Nonrenewable resources

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What are natural resources such as coal, oil, and natural gas also known as?

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Fossil fuels

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What is a renewable resource?

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A resource that can be replenished naturally over time.

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What is a nonrenewable resource?

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A resource that cannot be replaced once it is used up.

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Give an example of a renewable resource.

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Solar energy or wind energy.

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Give an example of a nonrenewable resource.

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Coal or oil.

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What does recycling mean?

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The process of converting waste materials into reusable materials.