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Earth's Resources
  
Lohberg silhouetteby threedots on Flickr

This is a Coal Mine. Coal is extracted from the ground by coal mining. Coal is used as an energy resource, primarily burned for the production of electricity and/or heat, and is also used for industrial purposes, such as refining metals. Coal is a non-renewable resource because it takes a lifetime to form.

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Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico May 17th View [Close Up]by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr

This is an Oil Slick. Oil is used to power up certain types of heaters and is also refined to be made as gasoline for cars. Oil is a non-renewable resource because it takes over an average human's lifetime or more to form.
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Somerset Wind Farmby Jeff Kubina on Flickr

This is a wind turbine. Wind turbines are used to generate electricity from kinetic power of the wind. Wind is a renewable resource as it never runs out.
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Solar Panelsby Living Off Grid on Flickr

These are solar panels. We use solar power as a good source of electricity. Some houses are solar powered. This resource is renewable because it can always be used and never runs out.
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Krafla Geothermal Power Plantby ThinkGeoEnergy on Flickr

This is a geothermal power plant. We use geothermal energy to create steam and warm objects and people up. Geothermal energy is a renewable resource because we get it from Earth's heat (never runs out)
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Switch yard at TVA's Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, vicinity of Sheffield, Ala., 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River (LOC)by The Library of Congress on Flickr

This is a Hydroelectric power plant (hydropower). This resource is used as a good source of electricity. Hydropower is a renewable resource because it is created by water.
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Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Towersby AmyZZZ1 on Flickr

This is a Nuclear power plant. This resource is used for nuclear power submarines. Nuclear power is non-renewable because it can't be replaced that fast.
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H2Oby Luz Adriana Villa A. on Flickr

This is water used for dozens of occupations. You can drink it, use it for cooking, take a shower and other things. Water is a renewable resource, it never runs out.
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Free Early Spring Green Daffodil Sprout Creative Commonsby Pink Sherbet Photography on Flickr

This is a plant, we use plants so we can get air or oxygen. We also eat plants such as herbs or fruits and vegetables. Plants  are renewable resources.
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by ClickFlashPhotos / Nicki Varkevisser on Flickr

This is soil used to grow plants. Soil is a renewable resource because it regenerates over time.
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