Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

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What are renewable resources?

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Renewable resources are natural resources that can be replenished or regenerated over time, such as trees, water, and solar energy.

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What are nonrenewable resources?

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Nonrenewable resources are natural resources that cannot be replenished within a human timescale, such as fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.

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True or False: Trees are renewable resources.

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True

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True or False: Water is a renewable resource.

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True

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What is another name for non-renewable resources?

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Fossil Fuels

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Fill in the blank: __________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

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Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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True or False: Coal is a renewable resource.

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False

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Give an example of a renewable resource.

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Solar energy is an example of a renewable resource.

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Give an example of a nonrenewable resource.

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Oil is an example of a nonrenewable resource.

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What is the main difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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The main difference is that renewable resources can be replenished naturally, while nonrenewable resources cannot.