Natural Resources

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What are natural resources?

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Materials that are found on Earth naturally and used by people.

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• nonrenewable resource

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• A natural resource that cannot be replaced faster than it is used up by human populations.

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• renewable resource

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• A natural resource that can be replaced or replenished faster than it is used up by human populations.

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• consumption

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• The purchase or use of things, including natural resources.

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• property Particular characteristics of a material such as the material’s density, melting point, or color.

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• Particular characteristics of a material such as the material’s density, melting point, or color.

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• mining

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• The process of digging into Earth’s surface to remove resources.

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• deposits

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• Areas containing significant amounts of a resource.

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• fossil fuel

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• A fuel produced by living plant materials that have been buried and changed by heat and pressure under layers within the earth over millions of years of time. Natural gas, petroleum, and coal are examples of fossil fuels.

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• mineral

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• A naturally occurring (solid) material that has a specific chemical composition, crystal form, and characteristic physical properties.

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• pattern

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• Something that happens in a repeated and predictable way.