Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

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What is an example of a renewable resource? Options: hydroelectric, oil, coal, fossil fuel

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hydroelectric

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Do Renewable energy sources run out?

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No

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What is a non-renewable resource? Options: water, wind, coal, biomass

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coal

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What is the best pro about renewable resources? Options: They are inexpensive, They are always available, They are expensive, They create pollution

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They are always available

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What percentage of our energy use comes from fossil fuels? Options: 25%, 45%, 61%, 86%

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86%

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Why don't we use solar energy or geothermal energy as much as we could?

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The set-up cost is too expensive.

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Human activities affect the supply and quality of resources including: land, air, water, all of these.

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all of these

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What energy resource will not run out in the next several hundred years? Options: Renewable Energy Resource, Nonrenewable Energy Resource, Fossil Fuel, Forever Fuel

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Renewable Energy Resource

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What is an energy resource that will run out in the next several hundred years? Options: Renewable Energy Resource, Nonrenewable Energy Resource, Fossil Fuels, Forever Fuels

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Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

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We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.