Natural Resources

Renewable resources 

• can be replenished.
• cannot be replenished.
• are limited.
• are fossil fuels.

Which of the following is a Renewable Natural Resource?

• solar

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

Nonrenewable resources

• can be replenished.

• cannot be replenished.

• are not limited.

• are not fossil fuels.

Which of the following is Nonrenewable Natural Resource?

• Wind

• Hydro

• Solar

• Coal

How does population growth affect natural resources?

• The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

• The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

• The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they are used to produce heat.

• they take a long time to form.

• they can be found underground.

Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

• Coal, Trees, Water, Oil

• Water, Wind, Sun, Plants

• Minerals, Sun, Natural Gas, Water

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

• setting up wind turbines
• having a coal furnace
• using natural gas
• burning oil

Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.

• energy
• pollution
• food
• natural resource

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas