Natural Resources

What is a natural resource?

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

Natural resources that can be replaced in a relatively short time are known as ______________________________________.

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Renewable Resources

• Fossil Fuels

• Geologic Resources

Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?

• solar powered car
• coal powered steam train
• natural gas car
• gasoline truck

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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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Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

• Coal, trees, water, oil

• Water, wind, sun, plants

• Minerals, sun, natural gas, water

An inexhaustible natural resource example would be

• Trees

• Crops used for food

• Solar Energy

• Water

Non renewable resources are

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use.
• Rock that contains metal
• Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago
• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 

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Energy sources that are not easily replenished are called...

• renewable resources
• nonrenewable resources

A Fossil Fuel is

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use
• Rock that contains metal 
• Fuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 

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This is the result of using Natural Resources but is NOT a natural resource.

• Biomass
• Oil
• Electricity
• Natural Gas

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