Brainpop Natural Resources

Natural resources include anything in nature that people value.

• True

• False

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Renewable resources include:

• Any natural resource that can replenish itself.

• Any natural resource with an unlimited supply.

• Any unnatural resource.

• Any natural resource that is new.

The Sun is considered a renewable resource because:

• It is probably going to last into the distant future.

• It does not cause pollution.

• We can replace it.

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Nonrenewable resources:

• Are in limited supply.

• Take a long time to create.

• Are very expensive.

• Can be replaced easily.

Natural resources can be used to

• produce only more complex natural substances.

• produce only synthetic substances.

• produce both natural and synthetic substances.

• produce only other natural resourcesnatural resources

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Nonrenewable resources can be natural resources too.

• True

• False

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Examples of nonrenewable resources could be:

• Fossil Fuels

• Minerals (ex. = coal)

• Gasoline

• Wind

• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

If something is a renewable resource, that means we will never, ever, run out of it.

• True.

• False - If we use something too fast, it might not have time to renew.

• False - Renewable resources run out all the time.

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Why is wind energy considered a renewable resource?

• It can be found everywhere.

• It costs little to harness (use).

• The wind can blow incredibly fast.

• It's unlikely that we'll run out of wind.

Examples of renewable energy sources could include:

• Wind

• Solar

• Hydropower

• Minerals (ex. = coal)

• Fossil Fuels