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Natural Resources
Why is it important to manage natural resources wisely?

Before You Read

Before you read the chapter, think about what you know about natural resources. Record your ideas
in the first column. Pair with a partner, and discuss his or her thoughts. Write those ideas in the
second column. Then record what you both would like to share with the class in the third column.

Think Pair Share

Chapter Vocabulary
Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4
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nonrenewable resource solar energy ore photochemical smog
renewable resource wind farm deforestation acid precipitation
nuclear energy hydroelectric power
reclamation geothermal energy REVIEW
biomass energy runoff
ACADEMIC
regulation

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 Lesson 1 Energy Resources
Predict three facts that will be discussed in Lesson 1 after reading the headings. Record your
predictions in your Science Journal.

Sources of Energy Contrast sources of energy.

I found this on page .
Source Nonrenewable Renewable

Definition

Examples

Nonrenewable Energy Organize information about fossil fuels.

Resources
I found this on page . Kind of resource: Three types:
•
Fossil

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Fuels •
•

Formation depends on:

I found this on page . Sequence the steps in the formation of coal.

Bacteria is
Plants grow and high covered by
and then temperature more sediment
die in and pressure and compacted
prehistoric form over time to
swamps. form
.
.

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 Lesson 1 | Energy Resources (continued)

I found this on page . Order the steps in formation of oil and natural gas.

Bacteria
decomposes
Greater
Plankton die the material;
temperature
and fall to pressure and
and pressure
the ocean high
form
floor. temperature
form .
.

I found this on page . Assess advantages and disadvantages of using fossil fuels.

Advantages Disadvantages
• •

•
•
•
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I found this on page . Sequence the steps that occur in a nuclear power plant. Use the
word(s) in parentheses in your explanation.

(uranium, fuel rods)

(neutrons, fission)

(chain reaction)

(thermal energy)

(turbine, generator)

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 Lesson 1 | Energy Resources (continued)

I found this on page . Assess advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy.

Advantages Disadvantages
• •

•
•

Managing Nonrenewable Contrast the population of the United States with its percentage of
Energy Resources the world’s energy usage.
I found this on page .
Percent of the world’s population:

Percent of the world’s energy use:

I found this on page . Explain reclamation.

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I found this on page . Identify three ways individuals can help manage
nonrenewable resource usage wisely.

What You Can Do

Connect It If you were choosing to move to a new town based on energy management,
what kind of power plant would you look for to produce your electricity? Why?

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