Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources

What are renewable resources?

• Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

• Coal, oil and natural gas

• Plastic bags

Sunlight is...

• Very bright

• A renewable resource

• A non-renewable resource

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Wood is an example of....

• A renewable resource

• Used to make plastic

• A non-renewable resource

We can get energy from coal by.....

• Digging it up

• Rubbing it together

• Burning it

Which type of renewable energy uses the movement of air to generate electricity?

• Wind energy

• hydropower

• sunlight

How can we conserve energy?

• Using less coal, oil and natural gas

• Using fabric bags instead of plastic

• All of the above

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Some renewable and non-renewable resources can hurt the environment. Which statement is true?

• Wind energy can cause harm to plants

• Burning coal releases gases and smoke into the atmosphere

• Burning wood can pollute our atmosphere

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Gasoline and plastic are made from

• Plants

• Minerals

• Oil

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Which statement is true?

• Wood is an example of hydopower?

• Oil is an example of a renewable resource

• Solar panels uses sunlight to generate electricity

How do hydropower stations generate electricity?

• The energy from falling water is used to drive turbines in a power station

• The turbines are connected to a generator which produces electrical energy.

• These power stations must be at waterfalls or dams because there needs to be a strong flow of water to harness the energy.

Answer explanation

These power stations must be at waterfalls or dams because there needs to be a strong flow of water to harness the energy.

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