Renewable & Non-Renewable Resources

Which of the following are Non-Renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)

• coal

• wind

• solar

• nuclear

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One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that

• wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.

• wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.

• wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

• wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Coal

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Natural Gas

• nonrenewable

• renewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Oil

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Sunlight

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Water

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Wind

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

This energy is from moving air.

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Fossil Fuel Energy

• Biofuel

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This is electrical energy that comes from the force of energy of moving water. It is the most widely used type of renewable energy.

• Coal

• Hydroelectric Power

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

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