Earth's Resources

Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Coal

• Oil

Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Wind Energy

• Solar Energy

Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Natural Resources

• Conservation

Efforts to wisely use, distribute, and protect valuable resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Renewable Resources

• Natural Resources

• Conservation

The presence of harmful or unwanted levels of material in the environment

• Pollution

• Natural Resources

• Thermal Energy

• Natural Gas

the clearing of a wide area of trees.

• Pollution

• Deforestation

• Conservation

• Recycling

heat created in an object when molecules move.

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Wind Energy

• Solar Energy

• Thermal Energy

Proper disposal of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new
products

• Deforestation

• Conservation

• Recycling

• Thermal Energy

variety of life on Earth.

• Biodiversity

• Thermal Energy

• Solar Energy

• Natural Resources

the act of using a natural resource so that it is not depleted or permanently
damaged

• Sustainability

• Conservation

• Fossil Fuels

• Natural Resources