Introduction to Natural Resources vocabulary

anything in the environment that is used by people

• forests

• animals

• soils

• natural resources

a substance that is made artificially by humans

• natural resource

• synthetic

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

resource not replaced as it is used

• natural resource

• synthetic

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

resource naturally replaced in a relatively short amount of time

• natural resource

• synthetic

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

substance that exists in or is produced by Earth processes

• natural

• synthetic

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

examples of natural resources that are considered renewable resources

• water, plants, animals,

• fossil fuels, soil, minerals, rocks

examples of natural resources that are considered nonrenewable resources

• water, plants, animals,

• fossil fuels, soil, minerals, rocks

examples of natural resources that are considered renewable resources

• water, plants, animals,

• fossil fuels, soil, minerals, rocks