fuel that is formed from the decayed remains of ancient plants and animals. Examples include natural gas, coal, and petroleum (oil).

determined by the composition of sand, silt, and clay particles

A natural resource that can be replaced with a reasonable amount of time.

Determined by texture, describes how well soil can hold water.

A natural resource that cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time.

Moving water, wind, gravity, and ice.

the dropping or settling of eroded materials

Sand, bits of rock, fossils, and other matter carried and deposited by water, wind, or ice.

the process of moving weathered rock and sediment from one place to another.

the breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces.

a material found in nature that people and other living things use.