Natural Resources Conservation and Pollution

Something that comes from nature that people can use, like soil, water, trees.

• Natural Resource

• Fossil Fuels

• Conservation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Something that can be easily replaced, such as trees, water or animals for food.

• Nonrenewable resource

• Renewable resource

• Natural Resource

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A natural resource that can be used up. Oil, natural gas and coal are nonrenewable resources.

• Nonrenewable resource

• Renewable resource

• Conservation

Fuels that are formed over many years from dead organisms, and are used to produce different types of energy .

• Pollution

• Resources

• Fossil Fuels

Is saving resources by using them wisely.

• Reusing

• Recycling

• Conservation

Is harmful substances in the environment, like smoke, garbage, and chemicals in water.

• Air pollution

• Pollution

• Water pollution

Is a nonrenewable resource burned to make electricity.

• Ruby

• Copper

• Coal

To ___________means to use less of something.

• reduce

• reuse

• recycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When you __________ something, you use it again.

• recycle

• reuse

• reduce

It is made into a new product.

• reduce

• recycle

• reuse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2