Costs & Benefits for Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources

What are renewable resources?

• A limited amount and cannot be replaced in a human life time.

• Plastic bags

• Coal, oil, and natural gas

• Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

Sunlight is...

• Very bright

• Will eventually run out soon

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

Wood is...

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

• Used to make oil

• Used to make plastic

A group of non-renewable resources, called ______________, include coal, oil, and natural gas.

• Fossils

• Energy

• Resources

• Fossil fuels

Oil is used to make...

• gasoline & other types of fuel

• plastics, DVDs, and tires

• Energy

• All of the above

Some renewable and non-renewable resources can hurt the environment. Which statement is true?

• Burning wood can pollute our atmosphere

• Burning coal releases gases and smoke into the atmosphere.

• Oil spills in the ocean can affect ships.

• Wind energy can cause harm to plants.

Which statement is true?

• Oil is an example of a renewable resource.

• Humans are a renewable resource

• Wood is an example of a nonrenewable resource.

• Fish are an example of a renewable resource.

Which human activity would be most likely to have a negative impact on the environment?

• Planting trees to control soil erosion
• Limiting the use of chemicals that kill weeds.
• Stopping the draining of swamps.
• Burning coal and oil to generate electric power.

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Which of these is NOT a disadvantage of a nuclear power plant?

• It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.
• It costs a lot of money to build.
• It produces radioactive waste.
• It produces large amounts of energy.

One advantage of using hydropower is that...

• It can be built in any location
• it produces no air pollution
• It has no construction costs
• it uses a nonrenewable resource