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Natural Resources
Term | Definition |
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Natural Resources | Useful things from Earth that living things need for survival |
Coal | Solid fossil fuel formed from plants in swamps |
Oil | Petroleum, liquid fossil fuel formed from microscopic animals |
Natural Gas | Gaseous fossil fuel formed with petroleum from microscopic animals |
Fossil Fuel | Any nonrenewable resource formed over millions of years that is mined and used for its energy |
Renewable | Materials that are easily replaced within a lifetime |
Nonrenewable | Materials that are not easily replaced within a lifetime |
Heat and Pressure | Processes that are necessary for fossil fuels to form |