Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

What does sustainability mean?

• Using lots of resources.

• Maintaining the world we live in for future generations.

• Cutting down trees.

• Using lots of water and electricity.

What is a resource?

• Anything that is used for a purpose.

• Anything that has a purpose.

• Anything that we use for information.

• Anything that is renewable.

What are examples of non-renewable resources?

• Oil, coal and solar energy.

• Gas, coal and water.

• Oil, gas and wind.

• Oil, gas and coal.

What is a natural resource?

• Things that are made by humans.

• Things that are available in nature, and are used to sustain our lives and make other things we need and enjoy.

• Things that are made in factories.

• Materials produced by humans.

What is renewable energy?

• Energy that comes from resources such as fossil fuels.

• Energy that comes from resources that humans have to replenish over time.

• Energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale.

• Energy that comes from resources that are available in nature.

What do you call energy generated from the sun?

• Sun

• Wind

• Solar

• Heat

What do you call energy that is captured from water that is converted to electricity?

• Hydroelectricity

• Water energy

• River electrical generation

• Dam energy.

What is an energy efficient home?

• A home that does not have many appliances.

• A home that regulates its own temperature.

• A home that uses different types of lights.

• A home that reduces energy use through energy efficient technologies and energy efficient behaviours.

What are the best type of lights to make a home energy efficient?

• LED lights

• Fluorescent lights

• Halogen lights

• Incandescent lights

True or False. If you save water, you also save energy.

• True

• False