Earth's Natural Resources

Renewable resources can be replaced more easily than nonrenewable ones.

How are renewable resources different from nonrenewable resources?

1)Plant more trees 2)Reduce air pollution 3)Compost plant waste instead of burning them

How do you conserve clean air?

millions of years

How long does it take a dead plant or animal to be buried under layers of water and sediments, get pressurized and heated up to become a fossil fuel?

1)be careful with fires 2)cut down less trees 3)avoid using pesticides

Name one way to conserve wildlife?

1)add nutrients to the soil 2)don't put harmful chemicals into the soil 3)compost plant waste instead of burning them

Name one way you can conserve clean soil?

1)Turn off water while brushing teeth 2)take quicker showers 3)use washing machine and dishwasher only when full 4)Never put harmful waste into rivers, lakes, and streams

Name one way you can conserve fresh water?

Both groups differ than fossil fuels because both groups are renewable resources, and can be replaced at the same rate they are used. While fossil fuels are non-renewable resources which take millions of years to be reproduced.

Sunlight, wind, and soil are nonliving things while plants, animals, and birds are living things. Both groups are considered renewable resources. How do both groups differ from fossil fuels?

fossil fuel

The energy source that was formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago is called?

fossil fuel

The energy source that was formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago is called? a)renewable resource b)fossil fuel c)solar energy d)kinetic energy

renewable resources

Trees, freshwater and air are all examples of

water air, soil, wildlife (living things)

What are four renewable resources?

coal, oil, natural gas

What are three types of fossil fuels?

reduce, recycle, reuse

What are three ways to conserve resources or limit the amount of waste that goes into landfills?

Using Earth's resources wisely

What is the BEST definition of conservation?

reduce, reuse, and recycle

What is the best way to conserve resources? a)reduce only b)reuse only c)recycle only d)reduce, reuse, and recycle

wood

Which is a renewable resource? a)oil b)wood c)natural gas d)coal

coal

Which material is a nonrenewable resource that formed from the remains of swamp plants? a)petroleum b)natural gas c)oil d)coal

oil

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? a)wind b)wheat c)oil d)cows

BP Gas

Which of the following is not a source of renewable energy? A)BP Gas b)Hoover Dam c)solar energy d)Forte St. Claire

coal

Which of the following is not a source of renewable energy? a)running water b)coal c)sun d)forests

fresh water

Which one is a renewable resource? a)coal b)fresh water c)petroleum d)oil

wind

Which resource is not a fossil fuel? a)oil b)wind c)gas d)coal e)petroleum

Because they take millions of years to be replaced

Why are fossil fuels considered a nonrenewable resource?

They can be replaced at the same rate they are used.

Why are plants and animals considered renewable resources?

renewable resource

a resource that can be replaced at the same rate that it is used

nonrenewable resource

a resource that is used faster than it can be replaced

resource

all of the materials we use that come from Earth

fossil fuels

nonrenewable energy resources that were formed from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago?

recycle

processing materials again to make new products

conservation

the practice of using natural resources wisely

reduce

using less of a material for a certain purpose

reuse

using materials or products again