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  • Natural resources
    The materials we use from nature, they are the basis of life on Earth
  • Categories of natural resources
    • Renewable resources
    • Non-renewable resources
  • Renewable resources
    Resources that can be replaced or never run out
  • Solar energy
    • It is considered unlimited (the sun isn't going anywhere)
  • Wind power
    • Created as the sun heats the earth's surface, as long as the sun is shining the wind remains an infinite resource
  • Hydropower
    • Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity, water is constantly renewed by the water cycle
  • Geothermal energy
    • Using geothermal pumps is a great way to heat or cool buildings
  • Biomass
    • Material made by plants and animals, examples include wood to heat homes and crops converted into biofuel
  • Non-renewable resources

    Resources that cannot be replaced, it takes a long time to be replaced
  • Fossil fuels
    • Formed from the remains of living organisms millions of years ago
  • More than 60% of resources use are towards food, drinks, mobility (car, trains)
  • Without natural resources humans would not survive
  • People use natural resources every day directly or indirectly