Natural Resources

What is a Natural Resource?

• Pencil

• Plants

• Chair

• Window

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Which item is often made from plants?

• Clothes

• Plastic bottle

• Glass

• Shoes

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Wind and solar power are SUSTAINABLE sources of energy. What does SUSTAINABLE mean?

• able to cause water pollution

• Able to move to many places

• Able to heat up or cool down

• Able to be used for a long time.

What happens when you reduce, reuse and recycle?

• You collect different fossil fuels.

• You conserve natural resources

• You find non-renewable resources

• You destroy many animal habitats.

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Why are FOSSIL FUELS non- renewable resources?

• Because they take millions of years to replace.

• Because they can be used over and over again.

• Because they are used to light and heat homes.

• Because they cause air and water pollution.

Charlie brings his lunch in a paper bag every day. What can he do instead to save paper?

• Eat fruit and vegetables

• Recycle glass and metal

• Ride the bus to school

• Use a reusable lunch box.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

People can CONTAMINATE an area with harmful chemicals. What does CONTAMINATE mean?

• TO CLEAN UP

• TO RECYCLE

• TO TEACH

• TO POLLUTE

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Which is a renewable natural resource?

• Coal

• Wind

• Oil

• Rock

Which is made from rocks and minerals?

• Pottery vase

• wood Ruler

• Teddy Bear

• Mittens

Which statement is FALSE?

• People use resources faster than they can be replaced.

• Fossil Fuels take millions of years to form in the earth.

• People can use solar energy to light and power homes.

• Recycling is the only way to conserve natural resources.

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