LockeD! - 4.7C - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources #1

Which of these best completes this chart?

• Water

• Soil

• Coal

• Sand

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Which of the following is best classified as a nonrenewable resource?

• Grass

• Aluminum

• Sunlight

• Oxygen

Which of these is a renewable resource?

• Diamonds

• Coal

• Oil

• Wind

Petroleum is considered a nonrenewable resource because—

• it cannot be replaced easily

• it can be replaced easily

• it is made into gasoline

• it is very thick and black

Solar energy is—

• a renewable resource

• an inexhaustible resource

• a nonrenewable resource

• not very abundant on the Earth

Resources that can be replaced once they are used are called –

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• kilowatt resources

• unusable resources

Texas is a source of which of the following important nonrenewable resources?

• Oil and natural gas

• Solar and wind energy

• Forests and timber

• Diamonds and emeralds

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Water is an important natural resource found all over the Earth. Where is most of the Earth’s fresh water located?

• In glaciers

• In lakes

• In oceans

• In houses

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Water that evaporates from lakes and rivers is constantly being replaced by precipitation. Therefore, the water in lakes and rivers is –

• a fossil resource

• a renewable resource

• a nonrenewable resource

• an exhaustible resource

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A renewable resource can be replaced in a relatively short period of time. A nonrenewable resource takes thousands or millions of years to be replaced. Which of the following is a nonrenewable source of energy?

• Solar power

• Petroleum

• Wind

• Moving water