Natural Resources

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

• energy
• pollution
• food
• natural resource

A resource is considered renewable if it -

• can be created only over millions of years

• is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

• can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

• is useful to humans in making energy and materials

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• Paper

• Coal

• Milk

• Water

Students were asked to generate a list that contained nothing but renewable resources. Which student was the the only one to make a correct list?

• Student A

• Student B

• Student C

• Student D

Using public transportation, like trains and buses, rather than cars helps conserve nonrenewable resources because public transportation -

• requires the removal of trees to make roads and tracks

• needs more water to maintain than the same number of cars

• uses less fossil fuels to move people from place to place

• involves using much more paper for printed materials

A student created a chart classifying resources as renewable or non-renewable, but has made a mistake. Which resources should actually be classified as non-renewable and why?

• Animals, because they grow old and die

• Plants, because there are so many kinds

• Minerals, since they are replaced very slowly

• Wind, because sometimes the wind does not blow

Fossil fuels form when organic matter is buried and then exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they –

• take a long time to form

• are used to produce heat

• form from organic matter

• can be found underground

To save and use a resource carefully

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Conservation

• Resource

How does recycling conserve natural resources?

• It allows us to re-use products instead of manufacturing new ones.

• It prevents garbage from being burned.

• It saves on the amount of fuel used by garbage trucks.

• It saves on the amount of plastic used to manufacture garbage bags.

Which are the TOP TWO producers of greenhouse gasses?

• Generating Electricity

• Transportation

• Oil Drilling

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing