Natural Resources

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

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

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

What does conserving resources mean?

• Use as much of the resources as you can
• Only use the resources at school
• Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Natural resources are

• renewable.
• nonrenewable.
• resources that exist without actions of humankind. 
• resources produced by humans from using biotic and abiotic factors found in nature.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?

• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Plastic
• Water

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How does population growth affect natural resources?

• The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

• The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

• The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Can be replaced within a human lifetime

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource

How are natural resources distributed on Earth?

• They are most often found near the equator

• They are concentrated in hot climates

• They are evenly distributed over Earth

• They are unevenly distributed across the planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Minerals and metals are most commonly found

• near large bodies of water

• in the ocean

• near tectonic plates

• at high elevation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Fertile soil is most often found

• along the equator

• where temperatures are relatively mild and the precipitation is relatively high

• where its hot and dry

• in higher elevations

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