Natural Resources

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they take a short time to form

• they take a long time to form
• they can be found underground

What is a natural resource?

• Resources we get from our house that mom makes

• Resources we get from the store that were made in a factory

• a material that comes from the Earth or the environment and occurs naturally

a resource that CANNOT be replaced once it is used, or there is only a fixed amount of

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resources

• natural resources

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

Hydroelectric plants perform which type of energy conversion?

• Water to Electricity
• Electricity to Water
• Wind to Electricity
• Wind to Chemical

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Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?

• Coal
• Paper
• Solar
• Wind

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Renewable resources 

• a resource that can be replaced quickly and is used repeatedly

• a resource that cannot be replaced once it has been used up

• are limited on earth and can run out

• are fossil fuels.