Natural Resources

Any material, substance, or organism that is found in nature and used by people is a ?

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resources

• natural resources

• none of the above

Resources that exist in a limited supply and are used up at a faster rate than they can be replaced are?

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• none of the above

• all of the above

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Resources that are either always available, or can be renewed in a relatively short amount of time are?

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• none of the above

• all of the above

Natural resources, such as coal, oil and natural gas are also known as

• renewable resources

• petroleum

• fossil fuels

• none of the above

Which of the following are renewable resources?

• sunlight

• water

• air

• all of the above

Plants and animals are considered

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• all of the above

• none of the above

The protection, preservation and management of natural resources is known as

• recycling

• consumption

• conservation

• restoration

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To process previously used materials so they can be used to make something else is known as

• renewing

• reusing

• recycling

• reducing

To use less of something is to

• renew

• reuse

• reduce

• recycle

To use something again and again is to

• renew

• reuse

• reduce

• recycle