Renewable and Non-renewable Resources

A resource that CANNOT be replaced in a human lifetime -

• renewable

• non-renewable

A resource that CAN be replaced in a human lifetime -

• renewable

• non-renewable

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• paper

• coal

• milk

• water

Students were asked to generate a list that contained nothing but renewable resources. Which student was the correct list?

• Trees, natural gas, ice

• Crude oil, tomatoes, pape

• Gold, coal, plastic

• Water, wood, fish

The T Chart shows how some natural resources are classified. Which of the following should be placed where the question mark is to complete the chart?

• Ice

• Wind

• Animals

• Natural gas

Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource? What is classified as renewable because it -

• is constantly replaced

• is important to all life

• can be frozen into ice

• evaporates into the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?

• Natural gas

• Minerals

• Plants

• Crude oil

Fossil fuels form when organic matter is buried & then exposed to heat & pressure for millions of years. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they -

• can be found underground

• form from organic matter

• are used to produce heat

• take a long time to form

All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT -

• corn plants

• oxygen

• water

• crude oil

Something used on Earth -

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• conservation

• resource

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1