Natural Resources

A natural resource that forms at a rate that is much slower that the rate at which the resource is consumed

Any material or energy source that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests and animals.

a natural resource that can be replaced within a human lifetime (Examples are: water, air and soil)

a natural, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic chemical composition and an orderly internal structure

solid mass that is a combination of different minerals

a renewable resource that is important for growing food. It contains nutrients that are returned after plants and animals die

a renewable energy source that uses organic material to burn for energy; wood, plants, manure, and garbage

a windmill uses moving air to turn the blades of a turbine and generate electrical energy

atoms of uranium are split apart to release energy

natural gas, petroleum and/or coal are burned to generate energy as heat and light

energy produced by water in motion that flows through a dam which turns the blades of a turbine and generates electrical energy

a change in climate patterns, attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.

a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area

the average consumption per person within a population

an unwanted change in the environment caused by substances or forms of energy