Natural Resources

Natural Resources

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  Natural Resources
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  What are naturalresources? • Materials that come from the Earth • Something useful humans need to survive
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  NON RENEWABLE • Naturalresources found in the ground • Only a certain amount • Once they are gone they cannot be made or grown again. Coal Oil
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  Natural Resources thatCANNOT be replaced • Coal-used for electricity • Oil- (not cooking oil) • Used for gasoline so cars, planes and trains can run.
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  RENEWABLE • Can begrown or made again • Never run out if we take care of them • Keeping Earth clean helps protect these resources Trees Plants Animals Air Sunlight Water
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  Natural Resources thatCAN be replaced • Trees and Plants • Give humans and animals • Oxygen • Food • Homes
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  Natural Resources thatCAN be replaced • Animals • Food for humans and other animals • Cows and goats make milk • Sheep make wool used for clothes
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  Natural Resources thatCAN be replaced • Air • Allows humans and animals to breathe • Carries seeds from one place to another • Sunlight • Helps plants grow • Give us heat and light • Water • Important for humans and animals to survive • Helps humans and animals stay healthy • Helps plants grow
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  How are naturalresources used? • Coal Heat • Oil Gasoline • Trees Homes • Wood Paper • Wheat Bread • Cotton Clothes
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  YOUR TURN • Inyour “Thinking Journals” list one non renewable resource you use often. Why is this natural resource important to you? • List one renewable resource you use often. Why is this natural resource important to you?
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  How can weprotect our Natural Resources? • Brainstorm some ways animals need natural resources. • What would happen if humans harmed the natural resources animals need to survive?