Natural Resources!

     Hello everyone, and welcome to... Meapz4Science! In honor of Earth Day an stuff, Today we will be talking about natural resources! Who's excited? "I am!" Great, Science Cat! So let's get started!



     Alright, first let's start with a simple question: What are natural resources? "Natural resources are things that occur naturally that is useful to us." Good explanation. "Thank you." Once we have that down, they break up natural resources into two categories: Renewable and non-renewable energy. Renewable energy means that you can't run out of it. "Non-renewable energy means you can't use it again, or it takes a very long time to make." So now let's get into some examples of each!

Renewable Resources

     Let's start with renewable resources. "Some examples of renewable resources are water, wind, and the sun." We will talk more about those later. Some others are trees. If we keep re-planting forests, we will never run out of trees. "Yeah. We can also use geothermal energy, or heat from magma." That's true. Another great factor is that most of these are non-polluting. "But there are disadvantages." Yep. With the sun and the wind, if it's rainy or if the wind isnt blowing, that means no energy. "I guess nothing can come perfect, can it?" Yeah, I'm afraid so. Well, let's not get too wrapped up! So let's get on with the other category!



Non-renewable Resources

     Alright, so now we will talk about some non-renewable resources. "Some examples of non-renewable resources are coal, fossil fuels, and nuclear power." Fossil fuels are fuels made by fossils buried deep underwater. "These are considered non-renewable because they take millions and millions of years to form."Also, oil is a non-renewable resource. A bad thing about non-renewable resources is that when using these, the pollute. Very badly pollute. "Then why do we use them so much?" I was getting to that.

Why do we use them?

     Many people all agree on this one question: 'If fossil fuels pollute so badly, then why do we even use them?' "The answer is money. Fossil fuels and stuff are so cheap to get, and don't take a lot of time and effort." However, it can lead to catastrophic events, like oil spills. "How can we fix our ways?" We will talk about that next!

 

Conserving

     So we know that fossil fuels are bad, and we need to stop polluting. "Tons of kids have the same excuse: "But I'm just a kid!" Simple things like recycling plastic and paper can help the environment. Or you can pick up litter on the side of the road. "Or you can raise awareness about the problem, like we are right now!" You are correct, Science Cat! Well, that's all for today! I'm Emma The Meap, "And I'm Science Cat," and we will see you next time. BYE!!!

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