Vocabulary
Existing in or caused by nature.
How can we use natural resources?
a. We can use energy from natural resources to generate electricity
b. We can use natural resources for food
c. We can use natural resources to construct houses and buildings
d. All of the above
What is d. All of the Above?
What is ___________ and _____________?
Which of the following would you never find naturally in the environment?
a. Water
b. Minerals
c. Plastic
d. Cotton
What is c. Plastic?
A stock or supply of money, materials, people, or assets.
What is Resource?
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a. Sunlight
b. Trees
c. Minerals
d. Water
What is c. Minerals?
Give 3 examples of synthetic products.
What is _____ , ______, and _______.
Compare and contrast natural vs. synthetic resources?
What is __________?
A natural fuel such as coal, or gas formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
What is Fossil Fuel?
What kind of resource can be regenerated or replenished by biochemical cycles?
a. A renewable resource
b. A nonrenewable resource
c. A synthetic product
d. A fossil fuel
What is a. renewable resource?
Give an example of an animal based product.
What is __________?
Which of the following is a synthetic product made from petroleum (crude oil)?
a. Gasoline
b. Styrofoam
c. Polyester
d. All of the above
What is D. All of the Above?
Materials made from natural resources.
What is Synthetic Resources?
What is a natural resource?
a. A synthetic product made from substances or materials on Earth
b. A material or component found in the natural environment
c. A material made by manipulating resources in Earth’s crust
d. A waste product made as result of manipulating resources on Earth
What is b. A Material or Component Found in the Natural Environment?
Give an example of a plant based product.
What is ______________?
What can happen if a renewable resource is used up faster than it is replenished?
What is It Becomes a Nonrenewable Resource?
A liquid mixture refined to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil.
What is Petroleum?
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?
a. A grasshopper
b. Grass
c. A rock
d. Cotton fabric
What is d. Cotton Fabric?
What is _______?
Identify the error in this statement.
“Natural resources cannot exist without synthetic products and synthetic products cannot exist without natural resources.”