Natural Resources

a synthetic product made from substances or materials on Earth.

A material or component found in the natural environment.

A material made up by manipulating resources in Earth's crust.

A waste product made as a result of manipulating resources on Earth.

a grasshopper

grass

a rock

cotton fabric

We can use energy from natural resources to generate electricity.

We can use natural resources for food.

We can use natural resources to construct and build houses.

All of the above.

a renewable resource

a nonrenewable resource

a synthetic product

a fossil fuel

sunlight

trees

minerals

water

water

minerals

plastic

cotton

gasoline

styrofoam

polyester

all of the above

anywhere on the Earth

where climate is hot and dry

where climate is temperate

where climate is cold and wet

in mountains

near tectonic plate boundaries and volcanoes

deep in the oceans

at the North and South Pole

in very cold regions

in the desert

in tropical rainforests

in temperate forest