Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

A renewable resource is

• Something that will eventually run out

• Something that is always available and replaced quickly

• Is created when a cow burps

• Something that creates a lot of greenhouse gasses

Which renewable resource is created using a dam or control gates?

• Solar Power

• Wind Power

• Hydroelectric Power

• Biomass Fuel

Biomass Fuels are created from

• the sun's energy

• intense heat from Earth's interior

• strong, steady winds

• materials that were once part of living things

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One disadvantage of solar power is....

• It won't run out for billions of years

• It is expensive to convert into electricity

• It doesn't produce greenhouse gases

• It doesn't cause pollution

What are Nonrenewable resources? 

• Resources that can be replaced in a short amount of time  
• Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced 
• Resources America does not use

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Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources?

• Coal and Oil
• Biomass and Wind Turbines
• Tidal and Geothermal

Name two examples of Renewable energy?

• Coal and Nuclear
• Oil and Gas
• Solar Panels and Hydroelectric

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What is a disadvantage of Fossil Fuels?

• Scientists guess that it will run out in the next 50 years
• There are no disadvantages
• It does not pollute the earth

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A flammable liquid made from organic matter buried under layers of sediments for millions of years.

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Oil

• Solar

Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas that were formed over millions of years from decayed plants and animals. This process requires time, pressure, and heat.

• Fossil Fuels

• Renewable Resources

• Replenish

• Geothermal

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