ESS3.1 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• Coal, because coal can be replenished, or replaced, quickly.

• Solar power because solar panels are very costly to setup.

• Crude oil, because it cannot be replaced as quickly as we consume it.

• Wind power, because once we use up wind, it cannot be replaced.

What answer differentiates renewable from nonrenewable resources?

• Renewable resources can be easily replaced, while nonrenewable resources cannot

• Nonrenewable resources can be easily replaced, while renewable resources cannot

• Renewable resources will run out in the near future if we are not careful

• Nonrenewable resources will not run out if we continue using them the way we have been

Which answer choice correctly differentiates between renewable and nonrenewable resources? (2 answers)

• Nonrenewable resources are more sustainable than renewable resources.

• Nonrenewable resources are less sustainable than renewable resources.

• The use of renewable resources cause more damage to ecosystems.

• The use of renewable resources cause less damage to ecosystems.

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The word sustainability refers to…

• The using up of a resource

• The ability to keep something in existence

• The amount of something that can be used or obtained

• The variety of species in an ecosystem

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The amount of crude oil on the Earth is limited. This refers to its ____________.

• availability

• consumption

• sustainability

• faultiness

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Trying to make coal last for the next 150 years refers to _______________.

• availability

• consumption

• sustainability

• faultiness

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What type of nonrenewable resource is sedimentary rock formed by heat and pressure?

• coal

• crude oil

• wind

• biomass

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Which type of resource is described in the text box?

This resource is made from the remains of plants and animals from long ago that have been changed into a gas by heat and pressure over a significantly long period of time. Common uses: heating buildings and generating electricity

• Renewable, wind energy

• Nonrenewable, coal

• Renewable, biomass

• Nonrenewable, natural gas

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• wind energy is produced naturally

• wind energy is used without giving off greenhouse gases

• There is an abundant supply of wind energy available for use.

• There are only certain places that are suitable for collecting wind energy.

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Biomass refers to…

• Sedimentary rock formed when dead plants have been changed into rock by pressure and heat over a long period of time.

• Compounds of carbon and hydrogen formed by plants living long ago. It is in a liquid state.

• Made from plant and animal waste, used to create heat and electricity

• Energy from wind that turns moving energy (kinetic energy) into mechanical energy

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