Earth's Natural Resources - Mrs. Gainey | Laabri

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You may use your KIM Chart as you answer these questions. Read carefully and Do Your Best!

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Which factor determines whether a natural resource is renewable or nonrenewable?

The types of energy conversions involved in forming the resource

The speed/rate at which the resource is used compared to the rate at which nature replaces it

The amount of pollution produced while mining and using the resource

Whether or not the resource can be sold to people

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Sort the items below into categories of renewable or non-renewable resources.

Sunlight
Coal
Wind
Minerals, like copper and silica

Renewable
Non-renewable

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A renewable resource is a natural resource replaced at least as quickly as humans use it.

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Determine whether the following descriptions relate to a material resource or an energy resource.

Using copper to make pennies and wires
Using a tree as lumber for a fort
Using moving water to generate electricity at a hydropower plant
Using firewood to heat up a campsite

Material Resource
Energy Resource

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MOVE each vocabulary term on the left, so it matches with its best definition. Make sure all four are correctly matched before moving to the next item.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
material resource		natural resource formed in Earth, like rocks, minerals, soil, and fossil fuels; most are nonrenewable
energy resource		a natural resource humans use to eat, drink, or make something
fossil fuel		any natural resource humans use to generate heat, electricity, or another form of energy
geologic resource		a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived long ago

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MOVE each vocabulary term on the left, so it matches with its best definition. Make sure all four are correctly matched before moving to the next item.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
soil		a natural resource that will not run out, no matter how much we use it
gemstone		a rock that has a lot of valuable material in it
inexhaustible resource		a mineral that isn't easily scratched and that we can cut and polish to make jewelry
ore		a mixture of rock pieces, organic matter, air, and water

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Select all of the geologic resources from the options below.

corn and other crops

minerals, like silver and iron

paper and pencils

rocks, like granite and limestone

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Minerals and rocks can be used to make glass, jewelry, electronics, and construction materials.

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Select the correct processing term for each description.

	refining	smelting
ore is heated to melt the aluminum and separate it from the other materials
crude oil is separated into parts to make products like gasoline, asphalt, and plastics