Natural Resources

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natural resource

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anything from earth that people use in meeting their needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

(Examples: soil, water, minerals and vegetation)

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raw material

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resources that must be changed in some way to make them

useful.

(example: trees must be

processed to make them into useful materials such as paper and lumber)

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recyclable resource

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these resources recycle through our environment naturally.

(example: water, nitrogen and carbon)

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renewable resource

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these resources are different from recyclable resources

because they can be replaced.

(example: trees and other living things on the earth)

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nonrenewable resource

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when they are used up, they cannot be replaced.

(example: most non-living things such as minerals, coal, natural gas, and petroleum are non-renewable resources)

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fossil fuels

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include coal, natural gas, and petroleum. Fossil fuels were

created over millions of years from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals. These fuels are no longer being created.