Natural Resources Vocabulary

Something found in nature that people can use such as water, soil, and trees

• industry
• environment
• conservation
• natural resource

Something that can be made again by nature or people

• nonrenewable resource
• renewable resource
• industry
• environment

Water that sinks beneath Earth's surface when it rains or snows

• groundwater
• mineral
• environment
• conservation

All the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service

• nonrenewable
• minerals
• renewable
• industry

Natural substances found in rocks

• minerals
• groundwater
• nonrenewable
• industry

Resources that cannot be replaced

• renewable resources
• nonrenewable resources
• industry
• environment

The surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live

• conservation
• environment
• minerals
• groundwater

The protecting of natural resources and using them wisely

• conservation
• environment
• renewable resources
• minerals