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| A fossil fuel formed from plants that lived in swamps million of years ago |
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| The wise use and protection of natural resources |
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| A fuel formed from the remains of once-living organisms (coal, petroleum, & natural gas) |
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| A resource incapable of being used up; ex: sun light and wind |
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| A nonrenewable resource; ex: gold, diamonds, silver |
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| A nonrenewable resource formed from once-living organisms used as fuel and found underground |
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| Resources obtained from the Earth; ex: trees, animals, soil |
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| Resources that nature cannot replace quickly enough to meet people's needs; ex: fossil fuels and minerals |
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| A nonrenewable resource formed from once living organisms |
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| Processing waste items so the materials they are made of can be used to make new items; ex: paper, aluminum, and glass |
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| To cut down on the use of resources |
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| Resources that nature produces again and again; ex: animals, soil, water, oxygen, and plants |
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| To use items again; sometimes for a different purpose |
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| Anything in an environment that can harm living things or damage natural resources |
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