Natural Resources

a material that people can use that is found in nature

• energy

• natural resource

• fossil fuels

• hydropower

resources that are used up much faster than they are made

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• energy

• hydropower

resources that can be replaced in nature or that simply never run out

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• hydropower

• fossil fuel

Which of the following is NOT an example of nonliving renewable resources?

• Water

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Lamp

Which of the following is NOT an example of living renewable resources?

• sunlight

• trees

• plants

• animals

An energy source that formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants and animals

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• hydropower

Which of the following is NOT an example of fossil fuels?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• lotion

energy from moving water

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• hydropower

Where does solar energy come from?

• sun

• coal

• oil

• none of these

Which of the following is solar energy NOT used for

• electricity

• water

• heat

• light