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Natural
Resources
Third Grade
Science
2013
Types of Natural Resources
A
natural resource is something
found in nature that people are able
to use to meet their needs.
 There are three types:
– Renewable Resources
– Nonrenewable Resources
– Inexhaustible Resources
Renewable Resources
A
renewable resource is something
that can be replaced.
 A renewable resource can be
replaced by natural processes.
 Renewable resources must be
given time to renew themselves.
 Examples are forests, livestock, and
food crops.
Nonrenewable Resources
A
nonrenewable resource is
something formed over a very long
period of time.
 Nonrenewable resources cannot be
replaced or renewed.
 Examples are oil, coal, copper, and
other minerals.
Inexhaustible Resources
 An
inexhaustible resource is
something with such a large supply
that it cannot be used up by human
activity.
 Examples are energy from the sun,
wind power, and heat from deep
inside the Earth.