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Science 2 Natural Resources

1) Natural resources are things produced by the environment without human interference, such as sunlight, air, water, land, plants and animals, which living things use to satisfy their needs. 2) Natural resources can be classified as either renewable or nonrenewable. Renewable resources like water, sunlight, air, trees and animals can regenerate, while nonrenewable resources like soil, rocks, minerals and fossil fuels take a very long time to form once depleted. 3) It is important to conserve and protect natural resources through practices like proper waste disposal, reducing consumption, recycling, planting trees, and saving water and electricity.

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Science 2 Natural Resources

1) Natural resources are things produced by the environment without human interference, such as sunlight, air, water, land, plants and animals, which living things use to satisfy their needs. 2) Natural resources can be classified as either renewable or nonrenewable. Renewable resources like water, sunlight, air, trees and animals can regenerate, while nonrenewable resources like soil, rocks, minerals and fossil fuels take a very long time to form once depleted. 3) It is important to conserve and protect natural resources through practices like proper waste disposal, reducing consumption, recycling, planting trees, and saving water and electricity.

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SCIENCE 2

NATURAL RESOURCES
Natural resources are things produced by the environment
without any interference from humans. These are used by living
things to satisfy their needs. Sunlight, air, water, land,
vegetables, and animals are examples of natural resources.

Draw a happy face if the situation shows good


practice of protecting the environment or a sad face

if it does not. Write your answers on a separate sheet


of paper.

1. avoid burning of garbage


2. use organic fertilizer for the plants
3. participates in tree planting activities
4. rice fields converted into residential or commercial
center
5. leave the faucet open while brushing your teeth

Study at the picture. List down the natural resources that


you can find in the picture.

• What natural resources do you think can be replaced easily?

• What natural resources do you think will take a long time


before it could be replaced?

Natural Resources
A natural resource is considered something that is already
found on the Earth and used by people for sustainability. Earth’s
natural resources include sources like light, air, water, plants,
soil, animals, minerals, and fossil fuels (Tuionetoa 2020).
Types of natural resources
Natural resources can be classified into two types:
renewable resources and nonrenewable resources.
Renewable resources
Natural resources that can be replaced easily are called
renewable resources. Water, sunlight, and air are renewable
resources because they have a continuous and abundant supply.
Many renewable resources, like animals, vegetables and
crops, can be consumed quickly but can be raised and harvested
again.
Here are some examples of renewable resources and their
uses:

• Farm animals are


raised for food such as
pigs,
cows, chicken

and the like.

Fruits and vegetables


are grown for food.
Fish are caught for food.

Wind and sunlight are used to


produce electricity through wind

mills and solar panels.

Water is used for drinking,


cooking
and cleaning.

Trees are used to build


houses and
furnitures.
Nonrenewable resources
Those resources that cannot be replaced easily are called
nonrenewable resources because they are formed over very
long periods of time. Coal, oil, natural gas, soil, rocks and
minerals are types of nonrenewable resources. A rock is a solid
material made of one or more minerals. Gold, copper, and nickel
are mined from rocks. Once they are mined, it takes a long time
for more rocks and minerals to form.
Here are some examples of nonrenewable resources and
their uses:

Soil is where we grow crops.

Gold, nickel, copper, iron,


aluminum, and other minerals
are mined from rocks. These
metals are used

to make things needed by


people.

Coal, oil and natural gas


are used to produce
electricity.

Nature provides everything we need that is why we need


to conserve and protect it.
Here are some ways to protect and conserve the natural
resources:
• Dispose garbage properly.
• Practice reduce, reuse and recycle.
• Plant trees.
• Avoid burning of garbage.
• Keep your surroundings clean.
• Save water and electricity.
Activity 1
Find 5 examples of natural resources. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper.
A S O I L S C Y

N F I R U K O G

I C L O H C P O

M W I N D O P L

A W A T E R E D

L F R U I T R O

S U N L I G H T
Activity 2
Match the pictures in Column A to its natural source in
Column B. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
A. B.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
Activity 3. Complete the puzzle. Write your answers on a
sheet of paper.

ACROSS
2. It is where logs and woods came from
3. It is where gold, copper, and nickel are mined from.
5. It is what we breathe

DOWN
1. It is used for drinking, cooking and cleaning.
4. It is used to grow crops.
Fill in the blank with the correct word to complete each
sentence. Choose your answers inside the box. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.
environment needs nonrenewable
two use

Natural resources are things produced by the


____(1)_______ without any interference from humans. These are
the things that living things _____(2)________ to fill their
_______(3)_______. Natural resources can be classified
into________(4)_____ types, renewable and _____(5)__________
resources.

Activity 4
Write Yes if the statement is correct or No if it is not. Write
your answers on the sheet of paper.
1. We used soil to grow crops.
2. Natural resources can be classified into two types.
3. Water, sunlight, and air are renewable resources because 4
have a continuous and abundant supply.
4. Resources that cannot be replaced easily are called
renewable resources.
5. Natural resource is considered something that is already
found on the Earth and used by people for sustainability.

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