Natural Resources

What are things that come from nature that we can use?

• conserve

• reuse

• natural resources

• renewable

What is a way we can conserve resources?

• Use less water

• Use more paper

• Throw your clothes away when they get too small

• Cut down trees

What is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• wood

• cows

• cotton

• coal

All of the following are renewable resources EXCEPT

• oil

• trees

• sun

• wind

Which is a way you can conserve paper?

• Only read new books

• pick up paper off the floor

• use tissues

• Use both sides of a paper

Why do we use coal, oil, and natural gas?

• They give us oxygen.

• They are renewable.

• They give us energy. (electricity)

• They pollute the air.

Why do we use wood to build?

• It can burn.

• It can be cut.

• It is hard to get.

• It costs a lot of money.

Recycling is what?

• making something new again

• using it again

• using less of something

• using more of something

What product comes from trees?

• computer

• metal cart

• plastic funnel

• tennis racket

What is an example of reusing?

• recycle milk jug

• use less paper

• use a glass bottle as a vase

• use less water