Natural Resources

Natural resources that are constantly being recycled are called...

• recycle
• renewable resources
• reduce
• fossil fuels

To process materials, such as paper or plastic, so they can make new items is to...

• nonrenewable resources
• fossil fuels
• recycle
• reduce

These are examples of non renewable resources:

• oil, natural gas, plants
• natural gas, coal, water
• air, animals, coal
• coal, oil, natural gas

To use wisely, without waste, and protect from destruction is to...

• fossil fuels
• reduce
• conserve
• recycle

These are examples of renewable resources:

• water, coal, soil, plants
• air, animals, fossil fuels, soil
• air, animals, soil, water, plants
• coal, oil, natural gas

To ______ means to use a smaller quantity (amount).

• recycle
• reduce
• renewable resource
• non renewable resource

Natural resources that are used up at a rate faster than they can be replaced are called...

• recycle
• reduce
• non renewable resources
• fossil fuels

___________ is the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural resources.

• Conservation
• Fossil fuels
• Coal
• Renewable resources