Natural Resources

Solar power can be obtained from the sun.

Sunlight is one example of a ____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Coal can be burned to provide power and electricity.

Coal is one example of a ____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Electric power can be generated with wind turbines.

Wind is one example of a _____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

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Petroleum is extracted from the land with large drilling rigs.

Petroleum is one example of a _____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Unlike dirt, soil is a rich organic matter formed in a process that takes hundreds of years.

Soil is one example of a ____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Electric power and energy can be harnessed from moving water.

Hydroelectricity is one example of a _____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

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Animals provide people with food and other products.

Animals are one example of a ____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

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A forest of trees can be regrown in about 65 years.

A forest is one example of a ____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Humans rely on many plants for food and other products.

Plants are one example of a ____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

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Iron ore is mined from the earth to produce steel for making cars, trains, buildings, and even paperclips.

Iron ore is one example of a ____.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

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