Natural Resources

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• water

• animals

• natural gas

• wind

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they are used to produce heat

• they take a long time to form

• they can be found underground

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

What is a natural resource?

• Resources we get from our house

• Resources we get from people

• Resources we get from nature

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

True or False:

Coal is a nonrenewable resourse

• True

• False

What does conserving resources mean?

• Use as much of the resources as you can

• Only use the resources at school

• Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What do we call any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource

• Human Resource

• Plants

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Something that is nonrenewable is...

• something that can be used over again

• something that cannot be used over again

• something that is natural

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Something that is renewable is

• something that can be used over again

• something that cannot be used over again

• something that is natural

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Atlanta often has smog warnings during the summer. The city cautions citizens against being outside too long when smog levels are high. How can the city of Atlanta reduce smog levels?

• by increasing the use of fossil fuels

• by decreasing the use of solar power

• by decreasing the number of individual cars and increasing the number of buses

• by increasing the number of individual cars and decreasing the number of buses

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Rosa's neighborhood is only allowed to water their lawns on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What is the most likely explanation for why Rosa's neighborhood can only water their lawns two days a week?

• Water is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.

• Water is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.

• Water erodes the soil, and soil is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.

• Water corrodes the soil, and soil is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4