Natural resources are anything that __________________ use that are obtained from the Earth.
Match the following Spheres of the Earth:
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Hydrosphere | arrow_right_alt | Contains soil, minerals, and metals |
Biosphere | arrow_right_alt | Gases that plants and animals need for survival, like oxygen and carbon dioxide |
Geosphere | arrow_right_alt | All living things on Earth |
Atmosphere | arrow_right_alt | Makes up all water found on Earth, including water vapor, ice, and liquid water |
Types of renewable resources include:
Some of Earth's resources are considered non-renewable, which means they cannot be replenished within a person's lifetime.
__________________ are considered non-renewable resources and and include things like oil, natural gas, and coal.
Match the following Non-renewable resources:
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Oil | arrow_right_alt | A solid material formed from swamp plants that died millions of years ago |
Rocks & Minerals | arrow_right_alt | a liquid fuel formed from tiny marine animals that died in the ocean millions of years ago. |
Coal | arrow_right_alt | forms the same way as oil, tiny dead animals are pressed down by mud and rocks. |
Natural gas | arrow_right_alt | Can take millions of years to form. |
Resources are distributed evenly around the Earth
The Middle East is where a ton of ________ is found
Non-renewable resources ______________ be replaced in your lifetime
Renewable resources must be _________________.
Match the resources below:
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Petroleum resources | arrow_right_alt | found in locations of past volcanic and hydrothermal activity |
Soil | arrow_right_alt | found in locations of buried organic marine sediments and subsequent geologic traps |
Metal Ores | arrow_right_alt | a natural resource found in locations of active weathering and or depositions of rock |