Natural Resources

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

• Coal
• animals
• petroleum (oil)
• natural gas

Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil?

• a renewable resource
• an inexhaustible resource
• a nonrenewable resource
• a non-usable resource

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
• using rechargeable batteries
• all of the above are good conservation practices

Many stores now carry products that have less packaging or wrapping. Products with reduced packaging are most likely available because--

• they reduce trash that eventually ends up in landfills
• they help conserve resources, especially plastics
• they provide a compacted packaging choice for consumers
• all of the above

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

All of these resources are renewable EXCEPT:

• Oxygen
• Crude Oil
• Ice
• Corn

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they are used to produce heat
• they take a long time to form
• they can be found underground

What does conserving resources mean?

• Use as much of the resources as you can
• Only use the resources at school
• Protecting the resource so it does not run out

A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource
• Human Resource
• Plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1