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Any natural material that is used by humans is considered a(n)
natural resource
human resource
material resource
energy resource
The energy in these resources originally comes from the ______
sun's energy
moon's energy
living things
wind
Natural resources may be categorized as either _____________ or ________________
renewable or nonrenewable
living or non-living
dead or alive
available or nonavailable
A natural resource that can be replaced at least as quickly as it is used is called a(n)
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
material resource
energy resource
A natural resource that forms much more slowly than it is consumed is a(n)
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
material resource
energy resource
Examples of nonrenewable resources are
minerals, fossil fuels, coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas
sun, wind, and water
plants and animals
oceans, rivers and streams
A nonrenewable resource formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived long ago are called
fossil fuels
material resources
rock
minerals
A natural resource that humans use to make objects or to consume as food or drink is
a material resource
an energy resource
fossil fuel
plant or animal
A natural resource that humans use to generate energy is
a material resource
an energy resource
fossil fuel
plant and animals
Examples of geologic resources are
rock, minerals, soil, and fossil fuels
plants and animals
choose the ways to extract geologic resources. Choose all that apply
drilling
mining
shoveling
conservation
A deposit of rock that has a high enough concentration of valuable material to be extracted for a profit is called a(n)
ore
smelt
leach
conservation
When ore is crushed and melted to separate out metals, this process is called
smelting
leaching
refining
conservation
stewardship
__________________ is when a liquid solution is poured on the ore and dissolves materials and the materials are collected in the liquid and removed
smelting
leaching
refining
conservation
stewardship
This is the process in which fuels and products are made from crude oil.
smelting
leaching
refining
conservation
stewardship
The protection and wise use of resources is called
smelting
leaching
refining
conservation
stewardship
__________________ is the careful and responsible management of resources.
smelting
leaching
refining
conservation
stewardship
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