What are Natural Resources?
Using Our Natural Resources
Caring for Our Natural Resources
Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable resources
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What can oil be turned into?
Gasoline for cars, diesel fuel for trucks, and asphalt roads
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What are ways we use water?
answers vary
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Is freshwater a limited resource?
Yes, we need to not waste it or pollute it so we can have it for drinking, bathing, etc..
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What are renewable resources?
resources that can be replaced quickly
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What are nonrenewable resources?
resources that aren't replaced easily
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What do forests provide?
Lumber, shelter and food for wildlife, places for people to hike and camp
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What can sunlight be used for?
Electricity, warmth, light
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True or False?
An unlimited resource is a resource we use freely because we will never run out of them.
True
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wind
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Which statement best describes what is happening in the picture?
A. A renewable resource is being refined into oil.
B. Gasoline is being refined into electricity.
C. A natural resource is being renewed.
D. Oil is being refined into gasoline.
D. Oil is being refined into gasoline.
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What are some examples of natural resources?
Air, Water, Minerals, Plants, Soil, Animals
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Can a renewable resource become nonrenewable?
yes
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Name a resource that you use everyday and tell me what kind of resource it is and how you use it.
answers vary
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Examples of renewable resources?
air, wind, water, sun, plants
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Examples of nonrenewable resources?
fossil fuel, soil, minerals and rocks
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Do you think it was easier to find food to eat in the past or present and why?
Present-we can buy it at a store, we can buy in already made, it saves time, we have more of a selection, etc...
Past-it is grown right outside the home, you can plant what you like, it can be cheaper, etc...
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What are the benefits of cleaning up pollution?
The environment will look better, and it will be healthier for plants and animals to live in.
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What is using something again in a new way called?
Recycling
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What is green energy?
energy generated from renewable resources such as wind farms, solar cells and hydroelectric dams
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Why are fossil fuels important?
Fossil fuels, such as coal, help provide energy for lighting homes. Other fossil fuels are used for running vehicles.
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What is a natural resource?
Something found in nature that people use.
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Explain water, land or air pollution.
answers vary
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How can citizens help decrease the amount of air pollution in their community?
People can burn less fuel by using public transportation; they can also use less electricity, the majority of which is produced by burning fossil fuels
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What is import/export?
Something brought into a country to be sold or traded.
Something sent out of a country to be sold or traded.
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Some pollution, such as air pollution, is hard to see. What do you think causes air pollution?
Burning gasoline and other fossil fuels causes air pollution