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Renewable vs Nonrenewable Resources 4-ESS3-1

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conservation

the careful management and use of resources
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fossil fuel

an energy source made of the remains of organisms that lived long ago, like coal or oil
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nonrenewable resource

a natural resource that is consumed faster than it can be created
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pollution

adding harmful substances to the land, water or air
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renewable resource

a resource that is replaced by nature more quickly than it is consumed
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resource

any material that can be used to meet a need
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