Renewable and Non-renewable Natural Resources

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

• Renewable resources

• Non-renewable resources

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Solar

• Coal

• Natural Gas

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

• They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.

• They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

• We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Hydro Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels?

• Fossil fuels will never run out.

• Fossil fuels are very efficient forms of energy and are readily available, making them cheaper.

• Burning fossil fuels contributes to the greenhouse effect which causes global warming.

• Fossil fuels are better for the environment.

What is one ADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

• They will never run out.

• They are more expensive.

• They are bad for the environment.

What is an example of a non renewable resource?

• Wind

• Water

• Coal

• Biomass