Grade 3 SS 7.1 Natural Resources

What is a natural resource?

• a material from the earth (nature) that useful to people

• rock that contains metal or other minerals

• any man made material used by people

• people who work to preserve the environment

What is a nonrenewable resource?

• a natural resource that can be replaced by nature

• air, water, and sunlight

• a natural resource that is in limited supply and that cannot be replaced or takes thousands of years to replace

• resources provided by the government, such as money

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• air, water, and sunlight

• natural gas

• a plant harvested in the United States

• rock that contains metal or other useful minerals

Renewable resource

• oil, coal, natural gas

• a natural resource that can be replaced by nature

• resource provided by the government, such as money

• a natural resource that is in limited supply and that cannot be replaced or takes thousands of years to replace

What are three examples of renewable resources?

• plants, animals, sunlight

• metals. minerals, oil

• natural gas, coal, air

• ore, quartz, calcite

Water and air are renewable resources.

• True

• False

Oil and coal are renewable resources

• True

• False

What are three examples of nonrenewable resources?

• water, air, sunlight

• coal, humans, animals

• natural gas, minerals, metals

• money, plants, air