Reneweable v Nonrenewable Resources

What are renewable resources?

• A limited amount and cannot be replaced in a human life time.

• Plastic bags

• Coal, oil, and natural gas

• Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

Sunlight is...

• Very bright

• Will eventually run out soon

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

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

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they are used to produce heat
• they take a long time to form
• they can be found underground

What is a natural resource?

• Resources we get from our house
• Resources we get from people
• Resources we get from nature

Energy sources that are not easily replenished are called...

• renewable resources
• nonrenewable resources

Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?

• Coal
• Paper
• Solar
• Wind

Renewable resources 

• can be replenished.
• cannot be replenished.
• are limited.
• are fossil fuels.

Why is water a renewable resource?

• It can be frozen into ice.

• It evaporates into air.

• It is constantly replaced.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4