Protecting Earths Resources

Which of the following is a natural resource?

• soil

• air and water

• animals

• all of the above

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Materials found in nature that are used by living things to meet their needs

• weathered

• natural resources

• nonrenewable resources

• minerals

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Which are natural resources can be used over and over again?

• chicken

• natural gas

• oil

• water and air

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Natural resources that can be replaced quickly

• minerals

• renewable resources

• rocks

• erosion

Which of the following are renewable resources?

• soil and rocks

• minerals, coal

• oil and natural gas

• water and air

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You can conserve natural resources so that they

• will cause volcanic eruptions.

• will cause global warming

• will be gone soon.

• will be around for people in the future

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How long does it take to replace a nonrenewable resource?

• 10 years

• thousands or millions of years

• 20 years

• a few months

What resource can be replaced quickly and easily?

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources.

• oil and petroleum

• iron ore and gold

Materials found in nature and used by living things are

• conservation

• pollution

• natural resources

• fossil fuels

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When _________________ are burned, they cause pollution.

• watershed

• fossil fuels

• soils

• rocks