Natural Resources

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

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.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Solar power

• Wood from trees

• Oil used for gasoline

• Coal that powers a factory

Where are fossil fuels found?

• In the Earth

• In the forest

• In animals

• In the atmosphere

Fossil fuels are produced over _____ of years.

• Hundreds of millions of years

• Thousands of years

• hundreds of years

• every year

Why are trees considered natural resources?

• People use them to make paper, lumber, fuel, and other products.

• They provide shade.

• They are a source of firewood

• They can grow back after they are cut down.

How does recycling conserve resources?

• It allows us to reuse things instead of making new ones.

• It means there will be less garbage trucks driving around.

• We can recycle everything, even food!

• There will be no more trash at the dump.

A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Plants

• Animals