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Resources- Renewable or Nonrenewable?

Resources- Renewable or Nonrenewable?
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     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   6.05

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    nonrenewable, dependent, mines, burning, undergo, fairly, billion, naturally, natural, offspring, tremendous, provides, reproduce, resource, decay, soil

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Resources- Renewable or Nonrenewable?
By Patti Hutchison 		  
1     Food, air, water, and shelter. People need these to survive. The Earth provides resources for all these things. Natural resources are materials found on the Earth. They include air, water, and land. They also include rocks, minerals, and soil. Even living things are natural resources. These are the building blocks of all the things we need to live.
 
2     Some of Earth's resources can be cycled over and over. These are called renewable resources. Others can't be replaced quickly. These are called nonrenewable resources.
 
3     Renewable resources can be used and replaced over and over again. Using them will not reduce the supply that is available. Examples of renewable natural resources are fresh air, water, and soil. These materials are replaced by nature at a fairly fast rate.
 
4     Living things are renewable resources. People cut down trees to use for wood. They build and heat homes with it. If a tree is cut, another one can be planted in its place. In a few years, it will be as large as the one that was cut down. As it grows, it helps supply living things with oxygen, another important resource. Trees and other plants are examples of renewable resources.
 
5     Animals are used for food by other living things. Animals can reproduce naturally. As long as some adults of the species survive, there will be offspring. Some people raise animals for food. Cattle and chickens can be replaced in a short period of time.

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