Environmental Resources: Flashcards
(8 cards)
What are the 3 environmental Resources?
Re-newable
Non-renewable
Continuous
What is an example of a continuous resource?
Sun & Wind
What is an example of a non-renewable resource?
Coal, Oil & Diamonds
What is an example of a renewable recourse?
Water
What is an environmental recource?
Anything that is natural or from the environment that humans use.
What does renewable recourse mean?
It will replenish itself over time if we do not use it all up at once.
What does non-renewable recourse mean?
It will not replenish itself over time we can only use what we have.
What does continuous recourse mean?
We can use it as much as we want it will always replenish itself.