Renewable Resources

Renewable Resources

But first

a review on nonrenewable resources

Multiple Select

Nonrenewable resources are (check all that apply)

• limitless/unlimited supply

• Finite- once they are used they are gone for good.

• Great for the environment

• Bad for our environment

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Which are examples of nonrenewable resources/energy. ( check all that apply)

• Sun

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• water

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Which of these are renewable?

• Biomass

• water

• wind

• geothermal

• solar

Replaceable and Renewable

A seemingly limitless supply...

Unlike nonrenewable resources, renewable resources are replaceable sources of energy. A renewable resource is a natural resource that can replenish itself or that has a seemingly unlimited supply. 

Many of these resources, like solar, wind, and biomass obtain their energy directly or indirectly from the sun. Hydropower utilizes the pull of Earth's gravity on water to generate electricity. Geothermal energy from the within the Earth can also be captured and put to work to generate electricity. Watch the video below to learn more about renewable resources.

Video (Module 6 Renewable Resources)

• How much power can one wind turbine produce?

• enough for a small town

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Which of the following are renewable resources? (Select all that apply.)

• hydropower

• coal energy

• biomass energy

• wind energy

Renewable resources include biomass energy, hydropower, wind energy, solar energy and geothermal power.

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Why is the sun’s renewable energy important to animals?

• They eat plants that get their energy from the sun.

• They absorb the sun’s energy through their skin as a way of staying warm.

• The sun’s energy isn’t so important to animals because they don’t depend on plants.

• They are able to directly convert the sun’s energy into food.

Animals eat plants and/or other organisms that eat plants.

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What are renewable resources?

• They are synthetic resources that humans use but are not able to recycle or reuse.

• They are natural resources that are in abundant supply or that can replenish themselves.

• They are abundant natural resources that cannot replenish themselves.

• They are natural resources that are in limited supply or that take a long time to create.

Renewable resources are natural resources that are in abundant supply or that can replenish themselves.

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Why is energy from the sun so important? (Select all that apply)

• Uranium gets its energy directly from the sun.

• Biomass sources receive their energy from the sun while living.

• It is not an abundant resource, so it is important to use what we have.

• It provides the energy used by plants to make food

Biomass, such as plants, receive their energy from the sun while living.

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Which renewable resource is a vital source of energy for all living things?

• biomass

• hydropower

• solar

• wind

Renewable resources, like solar, wind, and biomass, obtain their energy directly or indirectly from the sun.

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Why is the sun’s renewable energy important to animals?

• They eat plants that get their energy from the sun.

• They absorb the sun’s energy through their skin as a way of staying warm.

• The sun’s energy isn’t so important to animals because they don’t depend on plants.

• They are able to directly convert the sun’s energy into food.