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A natural resource is a material from nature that people use. Water, air, and sunlight are all examples of natural resources. Some kinds of natural resources are described in the following paragraphs.

Renewable resources: Renewable resources are the resources that can be replaced or replenished within a reasonable amount of time. This means that we can take the Renewable resources from the nature easily. Sunlight, wind, and air are all considered as Renewable resources, because they cannot be used up, this means that they will never end. The kinds of Renewable resources are: Solar energy, (the energy from the sunlight that the Solar Panels are build to produce it through a chemical reaction.) Hydroelectricity, ( is the energy that is produced from the flowing water in a river or a lake. Dams with machinery inside are build to produce Hydroelectricity. When the water flows through the dam, it spins the blades of a turbine, the turbine then spins a generator, producing electricity.) Wind energy,( the energy that is produced as the same way as Hydroelectricity.) Geothermal energy, ( the energy that is produced from down the surface of earth, or it is taken from deep under the earth crust, this all means that Geothermal energy is produced from the heat underground the earth, it is produced as the same way as wind, and hydroelectricity.) The Renewable resources are not always available at the same time, or at the same level. For example, Solar energy can be produced at the sunny days. But in cloudy days, it does not produce large amounts of energy. But, houses that are fueled by Renewable energy can be fueled in an another kind of Renewable. For example, when a day is a cloudy day, Solar energy cannot be used in a cloudy days, but large amounts of wind energy can be produced in cloudy days, because their will be large amounts of wind. Pollution: anything that is harmful for the nature. Their are three kinds of pollution: soil pollution, ( like the plastics and cans that are threw on the ground.) Air pollution, ( like the harmful gases.) Water pollution: (like throwing the ( nuclear) on the water.) Pros (means positive.) Cons (means negative, or drawbacks.) In the following table are some pros and cons for using renewable resources.

Source:         Pros:                             Cons: Hydroelectricity. Does not produce pollution. . Habitat loss .Can kill animals. .Will never end or be used up. .Floods. .Expensive to build up

Wind. Does not produce pollution. .Can kill animals. .Will never end or be used up. . Spinning the blades can be noisy. .Only works well on windy days. Sun                .Will never end or be used up. . Expensive. . Clean energy source. .Only works well on sunny days. Geothermal         Will never end or be used up. . Plants cannot be built in all places. .can pollute air .Expensive Renewable resources does not produce any pollution, it is a clean energy source.

Nonrenewable resources: Nonrenewable resources is the opposite of renewable resources, so they are the resources that cannot be replaced or replenished easily. Their are some types of nonrenewable resources: fossil fuels, ( are natural gas, ( the fire on the stove.) Crude oil, (petroleum.) and coal. Natural gas is made from the fossils of the once-living organisms. Also it is made from both coal and crude oil. It is formed from the earth heat pressure, and the soil above it. The heat pressure and the soil pressure, has formed the natural gas. Crude oil is made from the fossils of the once- living small organisms. It is formed as the same way as natural gas. Coal is made from the dead plants that lived millions of years ago. It is formed as the same way as natural gas and crude oil. Before the 20 century, people relied mainly on wood and some coal for heating and cooking. Natural gas is used for cooking food. Old trains has used steam. ( a water that is heated by fire. The steam is the smoke that comes from the hot water.) The steam with the coal has helped the old trains to move and work. Crude oil is used to produce paint, plastic, rubber, and soap. There is an another type of nonrenewable resources, it is uranium. Uranium is a nonrenewable resource, but it is not a fossil fuel, because it is not made of the fossils of the organisms, or dead plants, but it is formed in rocks that formed billions of years ago. Uranium is used to produce Nuclear energy. Using Nuclear energy and natural gas both produce less pollution than other fossil fuels. Their are also some pros and some cons for using nonrenewable resources like renewable resources. One pro for using nonrenewable resources is that they give us inexpensive fuel source. One con for using nonrenewable resources is that they produce large amounts of pollution that harms the earth live.