Natural Resources

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

• coal

• plants

• petroleum (oil)

• natural gas

A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Plants

• Animals

Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource

• Human Resource

• Plants

• Fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

• Coal, trees, water, oil
• Water, wind, sun, plants
• Minerals, sun, natural gas, water

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they are used to produce heat

• they take a long time to be replenished

• they can be found underground

• they produce pollution

What does conserving resources mean?

• Using as many of the resources as you can

• Wasting resources

• Saving resources and using them wisely

• Using a lot of resources

What was the most widely used NONRENEWABLE resource in 2009?

• Natural gas

• Biomass

• Petroleum

• Hydropower

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

What was the most widely used RENEWABLE resource in 2017?

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Hydroelectric

• Biomass

A resource that we can use more than once is called a _____ resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Reusable

• Recyclable

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource

• iPads

• Trees

• Wind

• Fossil fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3