Natural Resources

Coal, oil and natural gas

• fossil resources
• carbon resources
• natural resources
• renewable resources

Are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used.

• Renewable
• nonrenewable

Are exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formed

• Renewable
• nonrenewable

 Formed from the decayed remains of land plants in a swamp

• oil 
• natural gas
• coal

The act of limiting usage of a natural resource to help protect it

• Conservation
• Sustainability 
• Environmentalism
• Biodegradable

Which is considered an energy source

• Granite
• Water
• Petroleum 
• Iron

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Takes millions of years to form.

• hydroelectric
• renewable
• solar
• fossil fuels

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Energy generated by the movement of air.

• fossil fuel
• wind
• biofuel
• hydroelectric

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What fossil fuel is in the image?

• Natural Gas
• Steam
• Coal
• Petroleum

How could you conserve a renewable resource?

• Drive electric cars so you won't use gasoline.
• Melt aluminum cans to make new ones.
• Make diamonds in a lab instead of mining them.
• Cut down fewer trees by recycling paper.

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