Grade 4 · Science · Lesson 12

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Natural resources are materials found in nature that humans use. They are divided into two groups: renewable resources, which can be replenished naturally in a short time, and nonrenewable resources, which take millions of years to form and will eventually run out if overused.

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