Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What are renewable resources?

• Resources that are limited and that cannot be replaced in our lifetimes

• Resources that can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

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Sunlight __________

• is very bright

• is a renewable resource

• will eventually run out

• is a nonrenewable resource

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Coal, oil, and natural gas are a group of non-renewable resources called ________________.

• Fossils

• Resources

• Energy

• Fossil fuels

Energy that cannot be replenished or replaced in our lifetimes.

• Nonrenewable Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Alternative Energy

Energy that is made by moving air is called ____________.

• Wind

• Oil

• Solar

• Coal

 

To use a resource wisely and help to prevent waste is called ____________.

• Solar

• Renewable Energy

• Hydroelectric

• Conservation

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• natural gas, oil, coal

• coal, hydroelectric, oil

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable