Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
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Objective
I can define renewable and nonrenewable resources and provide examples of each.
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Define the term "natural resource" as it is used in the context of environmental science.
What is the key difference between a renewable and a nonrenewable resource?
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Exit ticket
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“Explain the formation of nonrenewable resources like fossil fuels, and why their rate of formation makes them nonrenewable. Provide an example of a human activity that significantly depletes these resources. Describe how the continuous cycling of water on Earth makes water a renewable resource, even though the total amount of water remains relatively constant. Provide an example of a human activity that can threaten the renewability of water.”
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