Resourceful

This type of resource can be replaced as quickly as it is used.

• Renewable Resource

• Non-Renewable Resource

Which of these resources are non-renewable resources?

• Coal

• Air

• Water

• Minerals

Trees can be planted to quickly replace the trees that we cut down. What type of resource would trees be considered?

• Non-Renewable

• Renewable

Which of these would be considered natural resources?

• Guitar

• Trees

• Bread

• Wheat

• Water

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Natural resources are materials that can be found in nature and used by humans. Which of these is not a natural resource?

• Plants

• Water

• Houses

• Animals

How many groups are natural resources classified into?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Coal is a fossil fuel and a non-renewable resource. Why are fossil fuels a non-renewable resource?

• You have to burn them to use them

• Fossil fuels are not found in nature

• Fossil fuels cannot be replaced as quickly as we are using them

• We have an unlimited supply of fossil fuels

True or False? The word renewable means the same thing as reusable.

• True

• False