Natural Resources

Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.

• energy
• pollution
• food
• natural resource

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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-LS2-1

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

To save and use a resource carefully

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Conservation

• Resource

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

How does recycling conserve natural resources?

• It allows us to re-use products instead of manufacturing new ones.

• It prevents garbage from being burned.

• It saves on the amount of fuel used by garbage trucks.

• It saves on the amount of plastic used to manufacture garbage bags.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which are the TOP TWO producers of greenhouse gasses?

• Generating Electricity

• Transportation

• Oil Drilling

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing