EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Any natural substance that humans use can be considered a natural resource. Oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone and sand are natural resources. Other natural resources are air, sunlight, soil and water. Animals, birds, fish and plants are natural resources as well.

Detailed explanation-2: -Energy resources: A major natural resource that all Americans rely on is petroleum fuel (oil or natural gas). Petroleum is an earth material that forms within the Earth and can be burned to produce heat and electricity or made into gasoline. Other fuels are coal, uranium, and alternative energy (wind, tidal, solar).

Detailed explanation-3: -Soil, water, air, minerals and plants are a few of the natural resources that make life possible on Earth. You and others use varying proportions of these resources in different ways daily.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fossil fuels supply the vast majority of the world’s energy demands and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. But the problems associated with fossil fuels are many.

Detailed explanation-5: -Water. ••• Without a doubt, water is the most abundant resource on the planet. Oil. ••• Oil is one of the most valuable natural resources in the world, and one of the most essential to our modern way of life. Coal. ••• Forests. ••• Iron. ••• 25-Apr-2018