Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

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What are renewable resources?

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Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes.

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What is an example of a renewable resource?

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Sunlight.

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What is a nonrenewable resource?

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A resource that has a limited amount and cannot be replaced in a human lifetime.

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Which resource must be conserved and is renewable?

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Fresh Water.

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What renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun?

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Solar energy.

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What is an advantage of wind energy?

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It won't run out and does not pollute.

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Name a nonrenewable resource.

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Coal.

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What is the main difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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Renewable resources can be replenished naturally, while nonrenewable resources cannot.

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Give an example of a nonrenewable energy source.

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Oil.

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What type of energy does geothermal energy come from?

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Heat from the Earth.