Natural Resources

True or False? Natural resources are things from nature that we use. You can’t live a single day without using hundreds of Earth’s resources.

• True

• False

True or False? Natural Resources are only living things.

• True

• False

True or False? Water is a natural resource.

• True

• False

True or False? Living and Nonliving things can be natural resources.

• True

• False

A natural resource is one that

• has no use to humans or animals.

• is found in nature and use to make useful products.

• is made by humans.

• answer not here

What properties make rocks a good building material?

• hardness

• softness

• magnetism

• color

Wool is useful in making clothing because −

• it comes from an animal

• can be spun into yarn

• has no color

• it grows on plants

Conserving natural resources is important. All of the following are ways to conserve resources EXCEPT -

• Reusing a shoebox for a school project.

• Using less packaging.

• Throwing away plastic cups after one use.

• Recycling plastic drink bottles.

Reduce means

• to use something again.

• to use a material to make something new instead of throwing it away.

• to use less of something.

Recycle means

• to use less of something.

• to use a material to make something new instead of throwing it away.

• to use something again.