Nonrenewable Resources Reading

Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural processes

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Renewable Resources

Resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Renewable Resources

Choose all the nonrenewable resources

• oil

• coal

• uranium

• solar

Choose all the renewable resources

• solar

• wind

• water

• natural gas

Choose the three fossil fuels.

• coal

• oil

• uranium

• natural gas

The type of fossil fuels depends on these three factors:

• the type of organic (once-living) matter

• the temperature and pressure

• the length of time it was buried

• the place on Earth it is located

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Which type of fossil fuel comes from prehistoric plants?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

Which two types of fossil fuel comes from prehistoric plankton?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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"The steps involved in changing chemical energy into electric energy are easy and direct" is an advantage of -

• fossil fuels

• nuclear energy

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Fossil Fuels are ​relatively ​ (a)   and easy to ​ (b)   .

• cheap
• transport
• expensive
• make

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