Resource that exists in limited amounts or is used faster than it can be replaced in nature.

Plants and animals are natural resources.

Only 1% or Earth´s water is drinkable, and not all people live near water resources.

Is a renewable resource, even though is not always available.

Do not cause pollution.

Remains or mark of an animal or plant that lived long ago

An animal dies and sinks to the bottom of a lake or shallow sea. The _______________ parts of its body decay first.

Identify the type of fossil formation

Identify the type of fossil formation

Scientist who studies fossils.

One way paleontologists learn about extinct plants and animals is by comparing them with plants and animals that exist today.

Scientists conclude that fossils found in deeper or lower layers are older than those found in layers above.

All minerals are nonrenewable resources

No longer existing as a species.