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Let’s go step by step to match each picture with the correct natural resource from the word bank.

The word bank has these words:
- Plant
- petroleum
- forest
- air
- water
- rock
- coal
- animals
- minerals
- soil

Now, let’s look at each picture one by one and think about what it shows:

1. Picture of a cart full of black rocks → This is coal. Coal is dug from the ground and used for energy.
2. Picture of an oil barrel labeled “oil” → Oil comes from underground and is called petroleum.
3. Picture of fish and sea creatures → These are living things in water — so this is “animals”.
4. Picture of wind blowing leaves → Wind is moving air → so this is “air”.
5. Picture of a palm tree → A tree is a plant → so this is “plant”.
6. Picture of a volcano erupting → Volcanoes come from deep inside the Earth — they’re related to rocks and minerals, but since we have “rock” as an option, and volcanoes make new rock, we’ll pick “rock”. (Note: Sometimes people might say minerals, but rock fits better here because it’s solid earth material.)
7. Picture of many trees together → That’s a forest!
8. Picture of a lump of dirt or clay → This looks like soil — the top layer of earth where plants grow.
9. Picture of different colored stones and gems → These are minerals — naturally occurring solids with specific structures.
10. Picture of a glass of water → Obviously, this is “water”.

Wait — let’s double-check if we missed anything or matched wrong.

Word bank again:
Plant, petroleum, forest, air, water, rock, coal, animals, minerals, soil → 10 items.

Pictures: 10 pictures → good, we need to assign each one.

Let’s list them clearly:

Row 1:
- Cart with black stuff → coal ✔
- Oil barrel → petroleum ✔

Row 2:
- Fish and sea life → animals ✔
- Wind blowing → air ✔

Row 3:
- Palm tree → plant ✔
- Volcano → rock ✔ (volcanic rock)

Row 4:
- Group of trees → forest ✔
- Lump of brown earth → soil ✔

Row 5:
- Colorful stones → minerals ✔
- Glass of water → water ✔

Perfect! All 10 matches are made.

Final Answer:
coal, petroleum, animals, air, plant, rock, forest, soil, minerals, water