Natural Resources

Who uses natural resources?

• animals

• plants

• people

• all of the above

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Are plants renewable or nonrenewable?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

______ and air are necessary for all living things to survive.

• Leaves

• Sand

• Water

• Apples

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MATERIALS or substances that OCCUR IN NATURE, found in the earth that people need and use as energy are -

• Metal

• Plastics

• Natural RESOURCES

• Fabrics

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To DECREASE THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES in order to SAVE them -

• WASTE

• CONSERVATION

• RECYCLE

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A NATURAL RESOURCE that is NOT REPLACED IN A useful TIME FRAME. These include fossil fuels.

• RENEWABLE resources

• NONRENEWABLE resources

• FOSSIL FUELS

• SEDIMENTARY ROCK

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Coal

• Crops

• Natural gas

Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they -

• take millions of years to be replaced

• require expensive equipment

• can be found all over Earth’s surface

• provide much of the energy we use

Nonrenewable resources - Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are formed from ancient remains of plants and animals.

• SOLAR ENERGY

• WIND

• FOSSIL FUEL

• BIOFUEL

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Water

• Oxygen

• Wood

• Oil

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