Natural Resources

Electricity produced by moving water:

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Biomass

• Conservation

Energy produced by heat within the Earth's crust

• Hydroelectric Power

• Solar Power

• Geothermal Energy

• Biomass

Any material made by plants and animals that we can convert into energy

• Conservation

• Biomass

• Soil

• Natural Resource

The careful use of natural resources so that they can last as long as possible

• Biomass

• Recycling

• Geothermal Energy

• Conservation

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

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

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

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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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
• using rechargeable batteries
• all of the above are good conservation practices

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource
• Human Resource
• Plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6