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Natural resources and nonrenewable resources

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What does natural resources include?

land, air, minerals, fuels, trees, water

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What is natural resources?

Natural resources are part of the environment that supply materials useful or necessary for survival of living things.

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How long does it take for nonrenewable resources to form?

over thousands or millions of years

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What does fossil fuel include?

coal, oil, and natural gas

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True or False: Fossil fuel are nonrenewable resources.

True

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What is minerals?

Minerals are non living substance found in Earth’s crust.

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People use minerals for different purposes. Tell one example of how people use minerals.

Gypsum is used in wall, board or cement. Copper is used in electric wiring.

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What mineral can be used as a source of energy?

Uranium

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Are minerals considered a nonrenewable or renewable?

nonrenewable

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Which chapter and lesson is this topic in?

Chapter 15, Lesson 1

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Where does fossil fuel form?

Fossil fuel form underground

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Oil and natural gas are ______ from the ground.

drilled

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True or False: The fossil fuel we use today formed from the decayed remains of organisms that died thousands of years ago

False, The fossil fuel we use today formed from the decayed remains of organs that died millions of year ago

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What will happen if nonrenewable resources are used faster then they form?

It will run out

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Tell one example of minerals that are plentiful

Calcium

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Tell one example of minerals that are rare

Rubies

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