Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
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What are Natural Resources?

• Provided by the environment
• Used by all organismsnecessary for the
  organisms survival

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Natural Resources
Thinking Question What are some of the Natural
Resources we mentioned from our discussion of
carrying capacity and limiting factors?
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Natural Resources

• What are some of the Natural Resources we
  mentioned from our discussion of carrying
  capacity and limiting factors?

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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Lets Compare the Two Types Renewable vs.
Nonrenewable
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Renewable Resources

• Resources that are replaced or reused by nature

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Renewable Resources Examples

• Air plants clean air during photosynthesis by
  removing carbon dioxide
• Water water cycle
• Topsoil replaces soil that is carried away by
  wind and water

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Renewable Resources Examples

• Trees new plants grow to replace old plants
• Animals new animals are born to replace old
  animals
• Sunlight solar energy will be available for
  billions of years

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Nonrenewable Resources

• Available in a limited amount on Earth
• Once we use it all, we will lose it!
• Takes millions of years to replace

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Nonrenewable Resources Examples

• Fossil Fuels
• coal,
• oil,
• natural gas
• Diamonds and other gems
• Metals

Q Did You Notice Where You Find Most of These?
A Deep Underground!
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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable

• Nature can replace or reuse, quickly
• Air
• Water
• Topsoil
• Trees
• Animals
• Sun

• Nature can not replace or reuse, or it takes a
  very long time.
• Fossil Fuels
• (coal, oil, natural gas)
• Diamonds
• Metals

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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Nature can replace or reuse, quickly
Nature can not replace or reuse, or it takes a
very long time
millions of years, like with Fossil Fuels.
Within a Human Life time, 100 years
Or, in the case of metals like gold there is only
a certain amount, once gone, no more!
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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Complete first page of Natural Resource
Note Sheet
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Why Should We Care About Our Resources?

• As the number of people on Earth gets larger, the
  need for natural resources increases
• Eventually, we will run out of resources that are
  needed for humans to live

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The Need for Conservation

• What is Conservation?
• Conservation process of protecting our
  renewable and nonrenewable resources

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3Rs of Conservation

• Reduce decide not to use a resource if another
  resource is available
• Examples
• Riding a bicycle instead of using a car
• Carpooling
• Using a glass instead of a paper cup
• Use products with less packaging

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3Rs of Conservation

• Reusing finding a way to reuse a resource (or
  product)
• Examples
• Washing a plate instead of throwing away a paper
  plate
• Bring reusable bags to grocery store
• Donate clothes to a charity

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3Rs of Conservation

• Recycling product is changed into something new
• Examples
• Newspaper made into new paper
• Glass made into new bottles
• Aluminum cans melted down to make new ones

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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable

• Thinking Question
• Can We Conserve Both Renewable and Nonrenewable
  Resources?
• Reduce,
• Reuse,
• Recycle

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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Nature can not replace or reuse, or it takes a
very long time.
Nature can replace or reuse, quickly
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Recycling, Renewable only?
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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Nature can not replace or reuse, or it takes a
very long time.
Nature can replace or reuse, quickly
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Nonrenewable only?
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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Nature can not replace or reuse, or it takes a
very long time.
Nature can replace or reuse, quickly
Reduce, reuse, recycle
or both?
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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Nature can not replace or reuse, or it takes a
very long time.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Nature can replace or reuse, quickly
Newsprint, newspapers
Aluminum, soda cans
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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Complete Second page of Natural Resource
Note Sheet
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Protecting Wildlife

• Protecting preventing the loss of resources
  (usually living) by managing their environment to
  increase their chance of survival
• Opening an eagle preservation site