Natural resources ppt

1. Natural
Resources

2. What are Natural Resources?
Supplies from the nature.
Everything on or around the Earth
that we use to survive. For example:
•Coal
•Oil
•Iron
•Timber
•Rivers
•Animals
•Sunlight

3. How do we classify natural
resources?
•Renewable resources
•Nonrenewable resources
•Inexhaustible resources

4. Renewable Resources
• Things that can be
replaced in a
relatively short
amount of time.
• We must be wise
about how we use
these items! We
could overuse,
pollute, or destroy
them too fast for
them to be
replaced.
• Examples: plants,
animals, water, air,
soil

5. Nonrenewable Resources
• Cannot be replaced in a
short amount of time.
• Made from dead plants
and animals millions of
years ago.
• Once we use them up,
they are gone forever.
• We are using them faster
than nature can replace
them.
• Examples: fossil fuels
(oils, natural gas, coal)
and minerals

6. Inexhaustible Resources
• Those things that
can be replaced as
fast as they are
used.
• No matter how
much we use, we
can never run out.
• Examples: sunlight,
wind, and ocean
tides.

7. List some things that come from the Earth
(natural resources) that help us live our lives.
Cross off any items that you have on your list
that another group mentions.
Object Natural Resource
Money Trees (paper) or minerals (coins)
Pencils Trees (wood)
Skateboard Trees (wood) and minerals (steel)
Clothes Plants (cotton)
Glass Sand
Car Minerals (metal) and fossil fuels
Sidewalks Rocks and minerals
Gas Fossil fuels

8. Sort the Resources
(use your Smart Board)
Renewable Resources Nonrenewable
Resources
Inexhaustible
Resources
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
Oil
Water
Wind
Plants
Coal
Tides
Soil
Minerals
Rocks
Natural Gas
Solar Energy
Animals
Gasoline

9. Remember:

10. Quiz

11. Solar Energy
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

12. Way to Go

13. Soil
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

14. Way to Go

15. Wind
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

16. Way to Go

17. Plants
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

18. Way to Go

19. Coal
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

20. Way to Go

21. Water
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

22. Way to Go

23. Natural Gas
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

24. Way to Go

25. Ocean Tides
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

26. Way to Go

27. Animals
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

28. Way to Go

29. Minerals
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible

30. Way to Go

31. Which of these is an inexhaustible
resource?
A
B
C
D
Coal
Gold
trees
Wind

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33. Trees are a renewable resource
because-
A
B
C
D
we can plant more to
replace the ones we use.
someday we will use them
all.
they grow so tall.
there are so many of
them.

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35. Oxygen is a gas that we need to
breathe. It is found in our air.
Which type of resource is oxygen?
A
B
C
D
renewable
nonrenewable
Both renewable and
nonrenewable
Solar energy

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37. Which of these would correctly
complete this chart?
A
B
C
D
plants
wind
soil
coal
Nonrenewable
Resources
Inexhaustible
Resources
oil sunlight
coal ?
Natural gas Ocean tides

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39. Natural
Resources
Renewable
wind
geothermal
Non
Renewable
Alternative
Energy Sources
sun
soil
oil
Plants
and
animals
air
water
minerals
coal
gas
solar
hydropower
nuclear
inexhaustible

40. Natural
Resources
Renewable
Non
Renewable
Water
Air
Sun
Soil
Plants and
Animals
gas
coal
oil
Minerals
Alternative
Energy Sources
Solar
Wind
Water
geothermal
nuclear