NATURAL RESOURCES
NEW
WORDS
1.Natural
2.Renewable
3.Conservation
4.Generation
5.Depleted
6.Restored
7.Consumption
8.Converse
9.Abundant
10.Dependence
11.Recycle
12.Petroleum
13.Leather
14.Furniture
15. Resources
Fill in the blanks
1.
Natural resources are of great importance.
2.
Coal, oil and petrol are used to increase our
comfort.
3.
Sunlight, air , water, soil , rocks, animals,
plants, coal and minerals are natural
resources.
Answer the following
Q1. What are natural resources? Give
some example of natural resources.
Ans.
Natural resources are the things that we can use and get from the nature. Sunlight, air,
water, soil, rocks, animals, plants, coal and minerals are some examples of
natural resources.
Q2. Name the types of Natural Resources.
Ans.
There are two types of natural resources:
a- Renewable Resource and
b- Non-Renewable Resource
Q3. What are renewable resources? Give two examples.
Ans. Renewable resources are the resources
which are replaced naturally and are available in abundant. Examples - Air, Water, Sunlight
Q4. What are
non-renewable resources? Give two examples.
Ans. Non-Renewable resource is a resource that once consumed,
cannot be replaced or it can be replaced very slowly by natural processes.
Their stock or reserves are limited or fixed.
Examples - Coal, Petrol.
Q5. State the use of natural resources.
Ans. The uses are:
No.
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Natural
resources
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Uses
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1
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Plants
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used for food, paper, furniture, clothing,
etc.
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2.
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Animals
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Such as cattle for food , dairy products and
leather.
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3.
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Rocks and minerals
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For making metals, pottery, glass and ceramics.
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4.
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Oil and Petroleum
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Used as fuel and for transportation.
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5.
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Air
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All plants, humans and animals use oxygen to breath.
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Q6. How can we conserve natural
resources from depletion?
Ans. We can conserve our
natural resources by u
sing them efficiently and effectively.
We can also follow the 3R’S.
Q7. What do
the 3 R's mean?
Ans. I)-Reduce-
throw less waste
ii)-Reuse-
use the things into new way
iii)-Recycle- Turn something old into something new.
Q8. Our dependence on nature is generating many
environment related problems. List two problems.
Ans. i-More pollution due
to deforestation,
ii-Water
scarcity
GIVE REASON
Q1.
Conservation of natural resources is important.
Ans. Our
consumption of natural resources is very fast. It cannot be restored back in
the environment with same speed and thus all our natural resources is depleting
and nothing will be left for the future generation. So, it is necessary to
conserve our natural resources.