Renewable and Nonrenewable Review

What are renewable resources?

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

Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources?

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

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

Define Solar Energy

• Heat energy from inside the Earth
• Energy Created by burning plant and animal wastes
• Energy from the sun

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

How long does it take for fossil fuels to form?

• A few weeks

• A year

• A hundred years

• Millions of years

Wood is...

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

• Used to make oil

• Used to make plastic

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?

• Coal
• Paper
• Solar
• Wind

This energy source uses heat from the ground.

• geothermal
• biomass
• wind 
• hydro