Exploring Natural ResourcesLessonWhat is around youExamine
Exploring Natural Resources
Lesson
What is around you?
Examine your surroundings, write down everything that is living or was once living.
Think about what you are wearing, where you are sitting, what you are writing on, etc.
Types of Natural Resources
Resources that occur naturally in nature are known as natural resources.
Natural resources can be found in our environment.
The environment are the conditions that surround us.
Types of Natural Resources
Natural resources cannot be made by man, but man can help ensure their continued existence.
People need many natural resources to live.
Other natural resources are used to make life easier.
Natural Resources Groups
Air and wind
Fossil fuels
Minerals
People
Soil
Sunlight
Water
Wildlife
Air and Wind
The atmosphere is the area surrounding the Earth.
Air is the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
Wind is the movement of the air.
Water vapor, gases, and particulate can be found in the atmosphere.
Air and Wind
The conditions found in the atmosphere are what causes weather.
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere, including moisture, temperature, movement, and pressure.
Air and Wind
The climate of an area helps determine which natural resources can survive in the area.
Climate is the condition of the weather in a particular location.
Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are natural resources used to provide energy.
Fossil fuels took millions of years to make. They are the remains of decomposed plants and animals.
Their energy comes from the energy produced by the plants and animals.
Fossil Fuels Groups
Petroleum
Natural gas
Coal
Petroleum
Liquid form of fossil fuels used to make gasoline and oils.
Natural Gas
Gaseous form of fossil fuels used in heating and cooking.
Coal
Solid form of fossil fuels used in factories and generating electricity. Minerals
Natural inorganic substances on or in
the
Lesson
What is around you?
Examine your surroundings, write down everything that is living or was once living.
Think about what you are wearing, where you are sitting, what you are writing on, etc.
Types of Natural Resources
Resources that occur naturally in nature are known as natural resources.
Natural resources can be found in our environment.
The environment are the conditions that surround us.
Types of Natural Resources
Natural resources cannot be made by man, but man can help ensure their continued existence.
People need many natural resources to live.
Other natural resources are used to make life easier.
Natural Resources Groups
Air and wind
Fossil fuels
Minerals
People
Soil
Sunlight
Water
Wildlife
Air and Wind
The atmosphere is the area surrounding the Earth.
Air is the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
Wind is the movement of the air.
Water vapor, gases, and particulate can be found in the atmosphere.
Air and Wind
The conditions found in the atmosphere are what causes weather.
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere, including moisture, temperature, movement, and pressure.
Air and Wind
The climate of an area helps determine which natural resources can survive in the area.
Climate is the condition of the weather in a particular location.
Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are natural resources used to provide energy.
Fossil fuels took millions of years to make. They are the remains of decomposed plants and animals.
Their energy comes from the energy produced by the plants and animals.
Fossil Fuels Groups
Petroleum
Natural gas
Coal
Petroleum
Liquid form of fossil fuels used to make gasoline and oils.
Natural Gas
Gaseous form of fossil fuels used in heating and cooking.
Coal
Solid form of fossil fuels used in factories and generating electricity. Minerals
Natural inorganic substances on or in
the