Distribution of Natural Resources

What is a natural resource?

• A resource that is always available

• Anything in the environment that is used by people

• A resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame

• An energy-rich substance formed from remains of organisms

What is a renewable resource?

• A resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame

• An energy-rich substance formed from remains of organisms

• A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time

• The splitting of an atom's nucleus

What is a nonrenewable resource?

• A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively short time

• A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame

• Anything in the environment that is used by people

• The process of obtaining fresh water from salt water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is a fossil fuel?

• A resource that is always available

• An energy-rich substance (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed from the remains of organisms

• The splitting of an atom's nucleus

• Rock that contains a metal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is nuclear fission?

• The process of obtaining fresh water from salt water

• The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei and neutrons

• To form a crystal structure

• Rock that contains a metal

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What does it mean to crystallize?

• To form a crystal structure

• The process of obtaining fresh water from salt water

• An energy-rich substance formed from remains of organisms

• A resource that is always available

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is ore?

• Rock that contains a metal or economically useful mineral

• The splitting of an atom's nucleus

• A resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame

• The process of obtaining fresh water from salt water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is desalination?

• The splitting of an atom's nucleus

• The process of obtaining fresh water from salt water by removing the salt

• To form a crystal structure

• An energy-rich substance formed from remains of organisms