Natural Resources

Why are fossil fuels non-renewable resources?

• because they are used to light and heat homes
• Because they can be used over and over again
• Because they cause water and air pollution
• Because they take millions of years to replace 

Plastic forks, spoons, and knives are disposable. Which word is the OPPOSITE of disposable?

• Paper
• Natural
• Reusable
• Wasteful

What can you do to reduce waste?

• Care for people who live in your community.
• Use things once and throw them out.
• Buy new books and electronic equipment.
• Choose things that use less packaging.

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What is a natural resource?

• Resources we get from our house
• Resources we get from people
• Resources we get from nature

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We can _____ natural resources by not using them up or damaging them.

• conserve
• destroy

The three R's stand for:

• Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse
• Red, Reduce, Rainbows
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Anything you throw out and can't use again is called

• waste
• refresh
• recycle
• rebuild

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All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

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

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A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

• setting up wind turbines
• having a coal furnace
• using natural gas
• burning oil

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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

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