Resources Intro

Resources Intro

What we will learn

• Natural vs synthetic resources

• Where do we get our resources from?

• Renewable vs non-renewable resources

Open Ended

What is a resource? Give your best overall definition.

What is a resource?

Anything that we can use.

E.g. oxygen, plants, timber, wool, plastic, concrete, coal etc.

Where do we get our resources from?

• Lithosphere - land on Earth, the crust

• Hydrosphere - all water on Earth

• Atmosphere - all air in Earth's system

• Biosphere - all living things on Earth

Natural and Synthetic Resources

• Natural - used in their natural form, i.e. don't need to change them to use them

• Synthetic - needs to be manufactured from natural resources

Renewable vs. Non-renewable Resources

• Renewable - can never run out, or will be able to replace itself within a normal human lifespan

• Non-renewable - can run out, or only places itself over a long period of times (i.e. millions of years)

Multiple Choice

One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that

• wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.

• wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.

• wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

• wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

Multiple Select

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Sunlight

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Multiple Select

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Oil

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

Multiple Select

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Water

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable