Natural Resources

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

• renewable resources

• replaceable resources

• non renewable resources

• non replaceable resources

Renewable resources ...

• are not replaceable

• are used more frequently than non renewables

• are never going to run out

• going to run out

What are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• geothemals, coal, natural gas

Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 

• Geothermal
• Solar
• Wind
• Hydrogen

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What is a disadvantage of using non-renewable resources?

• They have a large carbon footprint.

• They can all be used up over time.

• They can lead to global warming.

• All of these.

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This type of renewable energy converts the power of the wind to electricity.

• steam engines
• solar power
• wind turbines
• nuclear power

Fossil fuels are all examples of...

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

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True or False:
Most of the energy used comes from renewable resources.

• True
• False

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

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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