Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What are non renewable resources?

• Energy sources like coal, oil, and gas that can not easily be replenished

• Energy sources that can be easily replenished

• Examples are wind, water, and sunlight

• Resources such as geothermal energy and biomass

What are renewable resources?

• An energy source that can not be replenished easily

• Energy sources such as coal, oil, and gas

• Energy sources that can be replenished easily

• Energy sources such as nuclear power and fossil fuels

What are fossil fuels?

• Renewable energy sources

• Reliable energy sources

• Fuels from corn oil and sugar cane

• Non renewable sources of energy made from prehistoric plants and animals

Which one is NOT a type of fossil fuel?

• Sunlight/solar power

• Oil

• Coal

• Natural gas

True or false: Fossil fuels will run out someday.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

True or False: Burning fossil fuels does not add dangerous chemical pollutants into the air and water

• True

• False

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True or False: Renewable energy includes wind, water, sunlight, and geothermal energy.

• True

• False

How do electric cars work?

• They run on gas like regular cars.

• The run on biodiesel

• They store their energy in batteries

• They run on ethanol

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

True or False: Algae is a non renewable energy source

• True

• False

What is ethanol made from?

• Sugar

• Oil

• Coal

• Corn