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What are natural resources?

What are natural resources?. Materials from Earth that are used by living things for survival. Can be renewable or nonrenewable. Renewable Resources. Natural resources that can be replaced and reused constantly by nature.

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What are natural resources?

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  1. What are natural resources? • Materials from Earth that are used by living things for survival. • Can be renewable or nonrenewable.

  2. Renewable Resources • Natural resources that can be replaced and reused constantly by nature. • Examples: Air, water, soil, and living things such as animals, plants, and trees.

  3. Nonrenewable Resources • Natural resources that cannot be replaced by nature. • Examples: Minerals, metals, and fossil fuels.

  4. What are fossil fuels? • Nonrenewable energy resources that formed in the Earth’s crust over hundreds of millions of years. • Examples: Coal, oil, and natural gas.

  5. Depletion vs. Conservation • Nonrenewable resources cannot be replaced. • Depletion – When renewable resources are used faster than they can be replaced. • Conservation – The wise use of natural resources. Reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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