Natural Resources

Florida's natural resources are ...

• water, solar energy, climate, limestone, phosphate, oranges,

• A resource that cannot be reused or replaced in a short period of timel; metals, minerals, petroleum, fossil fuels

• Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time; sun, wind, water, plants, animals

• resources that are important to humans

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What are natural resources?

• water, solar energy, climate, limestone, phosphate, oranges,

• A resource that cannot be reused or replaced in a short period of timel; metals, minerals, petroleum, fossil fuels

• Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time; sun, wind, water, plants, animals

• resources that are important to humans

What are nonrenewable resources?

• water, solar energy, climate, limestone, phosphate, oranges,

• A resource that cannot be reused or replaced in a short period of timel; metals, minerals, petroleum, fossil fuels

• Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time; sun, wind, water, plants, animals

• resources that are important to humans

What are renewable resources?

• water, solar energy, climate, limestone, phosphate, oranges,

• A resource that cannot be reused or replaced in a short period of timel; metals, minerals, petroleum, fossil fuels

• Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time; sun, wind, water, plants, animals

• resources that are important to humans

What renewable energy resource used to make electricity is thought to be always available?

• oil

• coal

• wind

• nuclear

What is responsible for changing the remains of prehistoric sea animals into natural gas?

• time

• water

• gravity

• pressure

Which of these resources is renewable?

• natural gas

• oil

• coal

• wind

Select the resources that are renewable.

• oil

• coal

• water

• geothermal

• nuclear

Choose all of the non-renewable resources.

• oil

• coal

• wind

• solar

• natural gas

Fossil fuels are considered a nonrenewable resource because they...

• have turned into solid rock

• take a long of period of time to form

• are expensive to remove from rock

• are located deep within Earth's crust