Natural Resources

A resource is considered renewable if it -

• can be created only over millions of years

• is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

• can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

• is useful to humans in making energy and materials

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• Paper

• Coal

• Milk

• Water

Students were asked to generate a list that contained nothing but renewable resources. Which student was the the only one to make a correct list?

• Student A

• Student B

• Student C

• Student D

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Using public transportation, like trains and buses, rather than cars helps conserve nonrenewable resources because public transportation -

• requires the removal of trees to make roads and tracks

• needs more water to maintain than the same number of cars

• uses less fossil fuels to move people from place to place

• involves using much more paper for printed materials

A student created a chart classifying resources as renewable or non-renewable, but has made a mistake. Which resources should actually be classified as non-renewable and why?

• Animals, because they grow old and die

• Plants, because there are so many kinds

• Minerals, since they are replaced very slowly

• Wind, because sometimes the wind does not blow

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The T-chart shows how some natural resources are classified. Which of the following should be placed where the question mark is to complete the chart?

• Ice

• Wind

• Natural Gas

• Animals

Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource? Water is classified as renewable because it -

• is constantly replaced

• is important to all life

• can be frozen into ice

• evaporates into the air

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Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?

• Natural gas

• Minerals

• Plants

• Crude oil

Fossil fuels form when organic matter is buried and then exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they –

• take a long time to form

• are used to produce heat

• form from organic matter

• can be found underground

All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT –

• corn plants

• oxygen

• water

• crude oil