Foss Natural Resources

What is a natural resource

• a material or substance that comes from the earth

• a material or substance that provides humans with energy or food

• a material or substance that needs to be conserved

a natural resources that cannot be replaced quickly or in our lifetime

• Renewable Resource

• Non-Renewable Resource

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

All of these resources are renewable EXCEPT:

• Oxygen
• Crude Oil
• Ice
• Corn

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they are used to produce heat
• they take a long time to form
• they can be found underground

What does conserving resources mean?

• Use as much of the resources as you can
• Only use the resources at school
• Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource
• Human Resource
• Plants

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Can be replaced within a human lifetime

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource

Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

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