Natural Resources

Any valuable material of geologic origin that can be extracted from the earth

• fossil resources
• carbon resources
• natural resources
• renewable resources

Coal, oil and natural gas

• fossil resources
• carbon resources
• natural resources
• renewable resources

Are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used, and depletion 

• Renewable
• nonrenewable

Are exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formed

• Renewable
• nonrenewable

The act of limiting usage of a natural resource to help protect it

• Conservation
• Sustainability 
• Environmentalism
• Biodegradable

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• coal
• minerals
• natural gas
• oil

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

• Not easily available
• causes pollution when burned
• only available at certain times
• creates long lasting waste

Using resources in such a way that we continue living in a developed world, but at the same time we protect the environment. This is the definition of:

• Suspensability
• Ecology
• Sustainability
• Ecological precautions

Harvesting animals by hunting, trapping and fishing is...

• Renewable Use

• Consumptive Use

• Non-Consumptive Use

• Non Renewable Use

Interacting with wildlife without harvesting them is known as...

• Non Renewable

• Consumptive Use

• Non-Consumptive Use

• Renewable Resources