Identifying Natural Resources
What is a natural resource that comes from the earth and can be used for fuel and building things?
What is a forest?
What are trees?
What is wood?
What is an example of a resource that is not naturally occurring?
What is plastic, cars, tables, paper etc.
What type of energy comes from the sun?
What is solar energy?
What is the primary non-renewable resource used for energy in vehicles?
What is gasoline?
Are tables natural or non natural resources
non natural
Name a natural resource that is vital for ALL life on earth.
What is water?
Name a type of material that we use every day that humans have to make.
What is plastic?
Name a renewable resource that can be harnessed from wind.
What is wind energy?
Name a fossil fuel (looks like a rock) that is mined from the ground. We used to use it for fire places to keep warm. We used it to move trains, and today we use it to grill food.
What is coal?
water, trees, plants, animals, wind, sunlight
What is the term for natural resources that can renew themselves?
What is renewable resources?
What term describes materials made from natural resources but altered by humans?
What is processed materials?
Water is a renewable resource that we can use to do what?
electricity, moving, drinking
What is the main environmental concern regarding non-renewable resources?
What is pollution and loss of resources?
what are some non natural resources
plastic, paper
Give one example of a natural resource found in the soil.
What is minerals and or rocks?
Give an example of a man-made resource that can pollute the environment.
What is pesticides, chemicals, car fumes?
Give an example of biological resources that is renewable.
What is wood, plant, animal?
Did it take a very long time for our non natural resources to form
yes, millions of years
why is it important to take care of our natural resources
that way we will always have them to use
What defines a resource as "natural"?
What is something coming from nature that we can use.
Why are non-natural resources often considered harmful?
What is they can lead to pollution and environmental degradation?
Why are renewable resources important for the environment?
What is they help reduce pollution and conserve natural resources?
Why is it critical to find alternatives to non-renewable resources.
What is to prevent resource depletion and environmental harm?
what can we use this natural resource for?
animals
food, fuel, clothing