Natural Resources

A renewable resource is

• A resource that can be moved

• A resource that can be replaced

• A resource that cannot be replaced

• A resource that you recycle

A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Can be replaced within a human lifetime

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource

Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

• Coal, trees, water, oil
• Water, wind, sun, plants
• Minerals, sun, natural gas, water

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water

• cattle

• Natural gas

• Wind

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water

• Chickens

• Natural gas

• Wind

Which one is not a natural resource? 

• Water
• Plants
• Play dough 
• Air

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

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

Renewable or Non-renewable: Coal?

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Renewable or Non-renewable: Wind?

• Renewable

• Non-renewable