Human Impact & Natural Resources

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What are renewable resources?

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Resources that can replenish themselves over time.

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What is the current trend in world population?

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The world population is going up dramatically.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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What is the estimated world population in billions?

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Over 7 billion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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According to recycling statistics, which material's recycling would reduce the largest portion of America’s trash?

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Paper.

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Where are nodules found and what do they absorb?

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Nodules are found in the ocean and they absorb metals.

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Why are nodules valuable?

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They are used to make things we need like batteries.

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What is happening to the Ogallala water aquifer?

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It is becoming depleted.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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What effect does the depletion of the Ogallala aquifer have on the ground?

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It makes the ground sink.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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Define non-renewable resources.

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Resources that do not replenish themselves within a human timescale.

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What are some examples of non-renewable resources?

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Fossil fuels, minerals, and metals.