🌍 Part 1: Understanding Natural Resources

1. What are natural resources? Choose the best definition.

Materials made by humans in factories

Materials found in nature that people use

Only plants and animals

Things that cost money to buy

2. Which statement about renewable resources is TRUE?

They can be replaced naturally over time

They will run out quickly

They are always expensive

They cannot be used by people

3. Check all the natural resources that are nonrenewable:

Coal

Solar energy

Oil

Wind

Natural gas

Trees

♻️ Part 2: Resource Sorting Activity

4. Sort each natural resource below. Write R for renewable or N for nonrenewable in the box next to each item.

_____ Water

_____ Copper

_____ Fish

_____ Diamond

_____ Soil

_____ Iron ore

_____ Forests

_____ Petroleum

_____ Wind energy

_____ Gold

5. Choose one renewable and one nonrenewable resource from the list above. Explain why each one is valuable to people.

Renewable resource: ________________

Nonrenewable resource: ________________

💭 Part 3: Critical Thinking About Resource Value

6. Natural resources have three main types of value. Match each type with its correct description by writing the letter in the blank.

_____ Economic Value A. Importance to traditions, recreation, and community life

_____ Environmental Value B. Provides jobs, income, and products people can sell

_____ Cultural Value C. Supports habitats, clean air, and healthy ecosystems

7. Think about water as a natural resource. Give one example of how water has economic, environmental, AND cultural value.

Economic value of water:

Environmental value of water:

Cultural value of water:

8. Why is it important to conserve (protect and save) natural resources? Write a paragraph explaining your answer with at least two specific reasons.

Natural Resources Value Worksheet

Natural Resources Value Worksheet

🌍 Part 1: Understanding Natural Resources

♻️ Part 2: Resource Sorting Activity

💭 Part 3: Critical Thinking About Resource Value

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