Natural Resources 2

Rock that is burned to produce heat or electricity.

• arable
• coal
• flow
• timber

a liquid mineral that is used to produce energy, or make products such as gasoline, asphalt, plastics, and even medicine.

• minerals
• resource
• renewable
• petroleum

natural resources found on and in the Earth's crust that include metals, nonmetals, and fuels
Example: Diamonds, Gold, Iron, Coal, Petroleum, Copper, and more.

• renewable
• minerals
• non-renewable
• petroleum

land that is good for farming

• timber
• coal
• renewable
• arable

Made from trees; often used for building and also burned for a source of heat.

• minerals
• timber
• arable
• resource

natural resources that Earth or people can replace.

• renewable
• non-renewable
• minerals
• hydropower

any part of physical environment that people value and use to meet their needs or
provides a benefit.

• renewable
• minerals
• petroleum
• resource

Uses the force of moving water to produce energy.

• non-renewable
• renewable
• hydropower
• petroleum

resources that do not run out, and do not need to be renewed or regrown.

• flow
• coal
• timber
• hydropower

natural resources that cannot be replaced in a relatively short period of time

• renewable
• hydropower
• non-renewable
• minerals