Virginia Natural Resources

What is a natural resource?

• Something found in nature that can be used by people

• Something man-made

• Something found in nature that cannot be used by people

True or False: Natural resources can be classified as renewable and non-renewable.

• True

• False

Renewable resources can be

• replaced over a short period of time.

• cannot be replaced or may take time to replace

Non-renewable resources can be

• replaced over a short period of time.

• cannot be replaced or may take time to replace

The ocean is...

• A large body of saltwater that covers 3/4 of Earth's surface

• A coastal body of water that is connected to the ocean by an inlet of land

• A large body of fresh water that is surrounded by land

• A stream of fresh water that flows over land and empties into the ocean

A lake is...

• A large body of saltwater that covers 3/4 of Earth's surface

• A coastal body of water that is connected to the ocean by an inlet of land

• A large body of fresh water that is surrounded by land

• A stream of fresh water that flows over land and empties into the ocean

A river is...

• A large body of saltwater that covers 3/4 of Earth's surface

• A coastal body of water that is connected to the ocean by an inlet of land

• A large body of fresh water that is surrounded by land

• A stream of fresh water that flows over land and empties into the ocean

A bay is...

• A large body of saltwater that covers 3/4 of Earth's surface

• A coastal body of water that is connected to the ocean by an inlet of land

• A large body of fresh water that is surrounded by land

• A stream of fresh water that flows over land and empties into the ocean

True or False: A watershed is an area over land which surface water flows to multiple collection places.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The watershed in our area is the...

• Great Swamp Watershed

• Amazon River Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

• Millstone Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4