Natural Resources

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource

• iPads

• Trees

• Wind

• Fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

True or False: It is possible to make more nonrenewable resources in our lifetime.

• True

• False

What is deforestation?

• Cutting down trees in a forest.

• Planting new trees on empty land.

• Using trees to produce oxygen.

• Looking for new types of medicine in a forest.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

• coal

• animals

• petroleum (oil)

• natural gas

A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Plants

• Animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

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

What was the most widely used NONRENEWABLE resource in 2009?

• Natural gas

• Biomass

• Petroleum

• Hydropower

What was the most widely used RENEWABLE resource in 2017?

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Hydroelectric

• Biomass

What determines if a resource is renewable or nonrenewable?

• The rate at which they are replenished

• The cost of the resources

• How much pollution it causes

• How the resource will be used

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1