Natural Resources

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they are used to produce heat
• they take a long time to form
• they can be found underground

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

We dig metal out of the Earth to make steel for buildings, cars, and buses. Metal is a nonrenewable resource.

• True
• False

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

These are all examples of...

• renewable resources
• nonrenewable resources
• fossil fuels
• alternative energy

Fossil fuels are all examples of...

• renewable energy
• nonrenewable energy
• clean energy
• solar energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Coal is an example of a fossil fuel because....

• it is renewable energy that is mined from the Earth
• it is a nonrenewable resource that is replaced easily
• it is a nonrenewable resource that is mined from the Earth
• it is a clean source of energy

Which group gives examples of renewable energy sources?

• solar, wind, nuclear, natural gas
• coal, natural gas, oil
• oil, geothermal, nuclear, wind
• solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear

Spills can cause environmental devastation

• Advantage: COAL

• Disadvantage: COAL

• Advantage: OIL

• Disadvantage: OIL

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Highly abundant resource that is used for heating of most homes

• Advantage: OIL

• Disadvantage: OIL

• Advantage: NATURAL GAS

• Disadvantage: NATURAL GAS

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

This resource is very cheap and is used for most commercial and residential electricity

• Advantage: COAL

• Disadvantage: COAL

• Advantage: OIL

• Disadvantage: OIL

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3