Natural Resource Review 4-5

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

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

What is a natural resource?

• Resources we get from our house
• Resources we get from people
• Resources we get from nature

True or false?

Coal is a nonrenewable resource.

• True

• False

These are all examples of...

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

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

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

Energy sources that are not easily replenished are called...

• renewable resources
• nonrenewable resources

Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?

• Coal
• Paper
• Solar
• Wind

Renewable resources 

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

Why is water a renewable resource?

• It can be frozen into ice.

• It evaporates into air.

• It is constantly replaced.