Natural Resources/Renewable Energy

A resource is considered renewable if it -

• can be created only over millions of years

• is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

• can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

• is useful to humans in making energy and materials

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• Paper

• Coal

• Milk

• Water

Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource? Water is classified as renewable because it -

• is constantly replaced

• is important to all life

• can be frozen into ice

• evaporates into the air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?

• Natural gas

• Minerals

• Plants

• Crude oil

Fossil fuels form when organic matter is buried and then exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they –

• take a long time to form

• are used to produce heat

• form from organic matter

• can be found underground

All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT –

• corn plants

• oxygen

• water

• crude oil

A resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• conservation

• resource

A resource that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• conservation

• resource

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Something used on Earth

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• conservation

• resource

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4