Non-renewable resources

What is a natural resource?

• A nonliving substance found in the environment

• A living thing found on Earth

• A living or nonliving thing that exists "naturally" in the world

• A material that is not normally found in the environment

True or False .

Nonrenewable resources exist in unlimited quantities; renewable resources don't.

• True

• False

Mr. Thomas`s class is studying resources. They are studying coal, oil, and natural gas.

Which type of resources are they studying?

• products

• renewable resources

• human-made resources

• nonrenewable resources

Which can cause a harmful change to an ecosystem?

• conservation

• pollution

• recycling

• reusing

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Which type of pollution is shown in the picture?

• air pollution

• land pollution

• noise pollution

• water pollution

What happens when people dump garbage in the ocean?

• air pollution

• land pollution

• noise pollution

• water pollution

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Peter’s family conserves. What is conservation?

• using up natural resources

• saving resources by using them wisely

• putting harmful substances into the environment

• making fuels from the remains of once-living organisms

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The Jones hang their wet laundry to dry on an outdoor clothesline. They do not use their electric clothes dryer. Which best explains how the Jones family is conserving electricity?

• reducing use

• recycling waste

• reusing products

• renewing resources