Natural resources and how they form

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What is a natural resource?

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A natural resource is something found in nature that people use, like water, soil, and air.

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What kind of natural resource is water?

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Water is a natural resource.

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How does water form in the environment?

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Water forms through evaporation, where it changes to clouds and then comes back to Earth as rain.

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What are fossil fuels?

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Fossil fuels are natural resources like coal, oil, and natural gas that come from the remains of plants and animals.

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How are fossil fuels formed?

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Fossil fuels are formed when plants and animals die, are buried, and change over millions of years.

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What is soil?

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Soil is a natural resource made of tiny pieces of rock and decayed plants and animals.

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What kind of natural resource is soil?

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Soil is a natural resource.

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What is air?

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Air is a natural resource that we breathe, made up of gases.

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What kind of natural resource is air?

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Air is a natural resource.

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What is wind?

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Wind is moving air and is a natural resource.