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| natural resource | any natural material that is used by humans,such as water,petroleum,minerals,forests,and animals |
| renewable resource | a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed |
| nonrenewable resource | a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed |
| fossil fuel | a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that live long ago;examples include oil,coal,and natural gas x |
| material resource | a natural resource that humans used to make objects or to consume as food and drink |
| energy resource | a natural resource that humans use to generate energy |
| conservation | the wise use of and preservation of natural resources |
| stewadrship | the careful and responsible management of a resource agement of a resourceagement |
