Natural Resources

Why are trees a natural resource?

• The leaves are green

• We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.

• They are beautiful

• They grow back after they are cut down.

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

natural resources

• Any resource that originates from one of Earth’s sphere systems

• resources are taken from the Earth itself.

• Soil, water, air, minerals, and rocks

• are replenished over a relatively short period of time

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Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.

• energy

• pollution

• food

• natural resource

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Anything found in nature that living things can use is a ___________.

• conservation

• natural resource

• water

• rubber

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Cutting down trees faster than they grow is ​ (a)   which can be helped by ​ (b)   .

• deforestation

• reforestation

• desertification

• resertification

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Olive oil is made with a ​ (a)   resource.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

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4.7C - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Why should I recycle?

• So that I can use things again and again.

• So that I can be a nice person.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What natural resource is this?

• Water

• Petroleum

• Rock

Water is 

• renewable

• nonrenewable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Are rocks a natural resource?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1