Valuable Resources Vocabulary

What is the definition for conservation?

• Something that is made by people and is not found in nature.

• When people try to protect things in nature by not using them as much.

• When people use less of something to help save natural resources.

• A resource that never grows back or takes a very long time to come back.

What is the definition of natural resource?

• A resource that grows back once it is used.

• When people try to protect things in nature by not using them as much.

• Something that people use that is made by nature.

• When people use something again to help save natural resources.

What is the definition of a renewable resource?

• A resource that never grows back or takes a very long time to come back.

• A resource that grows back once it is used.

What is the definition of man-made?

• When people take trash or a good and make something new from it to help save natural resources.

• Something that is made by people and is not found in nature.

• When people use something again to help save natural resources.

• A resource that never grows back or takes a very long time to come back.

What is the KEY difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

True or False: Solar (sun) energy is a renewable resource.

• True

• False

True or False: We don't have the technology to use wind or solar energy.

• True

• False

Is glass a natural resource or manmade?

• Manmade

• Natural

Are fossil fuels a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

How can we help conserve natural resources?

• Burn more fossil fuels

• Use more paper products

• Ride a bike or walk instead of driving

• Never reduce, reuse, or recycle