Natural Resources Vocabulary

Resources that nature replaces as they are used

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• fossil fuel

• energy

Resources that cannot be replaced

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• energy

• conservation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

ability to do work

• conservation

• fossil fuels

• energy

• consumption

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Formed from decayed plants and animals (coal, oil, natural gas)

• fossil fuels

• conservation

• watershed

• pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

happens when the environment is contaminated or dirtied by waste, chemicals, or other harmful substances

• fossil fuels

• renewable resources

• consumption

• pollution

Using up a resource

• nonrenewable resource

• consumption

• conservation

• energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

an area of land over which surface water flows to a single collection place

• watershed

• fossil fuels

• conservation

• consumption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

using wisely or protecting natural resources including renewable, nonrenewable, and fossil fuels

• consumption

• conservation

• energy

• watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Renewable

,

(b) Nonrenewable

• natural gas

• animals

• oil

• plants

• water

• petroleum

• sun

• rocks

• coal

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following.

• resources that can be replaced

• energy

• ability to do work

• renewable

• formed from decayed plants and animals

• nonrenewable

• resources that cannot be replaced

• fossil fuel