Review Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources

Review Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources

EOY Benchmark Review

Renewable Resources

• A natural resource that is unlimited, or:

• A resource that is natural replenished very quickly

Renewable Resources

• 5 main examples

• Can you name them?

Renewable Resources

• Solar (Sun)

• Wind

• Hydroelectric (Water, including Tidal Energy)

• Geothermal (Earth)

• Biomass (ethanol, corn, compost, wood)

Nonrenewable Resources

• A resources that is being used up more quickly than it can replace itself.

• The supply is finite.

• It includes Fossil Fuels

Nonrenewable Resources

• 4 Main Types

• Can you remember them?

Nonrenewable Resources Examples

• Coal

• Petroleum (Oil, Gasoline)

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear (Plutonium & Uranium)

• Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Gas are called Fossil Fuels

Multiple Choice

If you were building a new school, and wanted to conserve Fossil Fuels, which of the following would you use?

• Coal

• Gasoline

• Geothermal Energy

• Petroleum

Multiple Choice

Which of the following uses nonrenewable energy?

• Dam using water power

• Power station burning coal

• Solar panels collecting energy from the sun

• Wind Farm using turbines

Multiple Choice

Which form of energy does most of our renewable energy come from?

• Chemical

• Solar

• Sound

• Light

Multiple Choice

What is a disadvantage of solar energy?

• It causes land to flood

• Produces Radioactive waste

• Not always available

• Causes pollution

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of using a renewable resource?

• Cooking burgers on a gas grill

• Driving a gasoline-powered scooter.

• Filling a furnace with coal.

• Using a wind-powered sailboat to travel

Multiple Choice

Which includes ONLY renewable resources?

• Biomass, Geothermal, Nuclear

• Solar, Tidal Waves, Wind

• Biomass, Coal, Hydro

• Biomass, Natural Gas, Solar

Multiple Choice

Which contains ONLY nonrenewable resources?

• Biomass, Coal, Wind

• Coal, Geothermal, Natural Gas

• Geothermal, Petroleum, Wind

• Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear

Multiple Choice

Energy that powers almost all food chains comes from:

• Tidal and wave energy

• Fossil Fuels

• Sunlight

• Energy from inside the earth

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear

• Petroleum

Multiple Choice

What describes energy sources that can be replaced?

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT used in biomass energy?

• Corn

• Garbage

• Natural Cas

• Wood

Multiple Choice

Volcanoes are an example of what form of energy?

• Geothermal

• Wind

• Hydro

• Solar