Natural Resources

Source of energy for fossil fuels.

• swamp
• plants
• sun
• water

Takes millions of years to form.

• hydroelectric
• renewable
• solar
• fossil fuels

Solid fossil fuel formed from ancient plants.

• coal
• oil
• petroleum
• natural gas

Timber, pork and corn.

• nonrenewable
• alternative
• renewable

A resource not easily replaced.

• nonrenewable
• renewable
• alternative

Cotton dresses and pants.

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• alternative

Most plastic is made from oil.

• True
• False

Electricity produced by moving water.

• geothermal
• hydroelectric
• wind
• solar

Two examples of nonrenewable resources are

• corn and wheat
• coal and natural gas
• pigs and goats
• wind and water

A natural resource is any useful material that humans

• can make
• cannot recycle
• can find in developed countries
• can find in the environment