Natural Resources: Renewable vs Nonrenewable

Natural Resources are resources found in NATURE that are ____________________ to people.

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All are examples of Renewable Resources EXCEPT...

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T/F: Renewable resources is a resource that CANNOT be replaced as quickly as it is used, and will eventually run out.

• True, Renewable resources cannot

• False, Nonrenewable cannot

Are ALL effects of Renewable resources on the environment positive?

• Yes, because Renewable resources can be replaced as quickly as they are used

• No, because even Renewable resources can have negative effects

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T/F: Renewable resources are LESS harmful to the environment than nonrenewable resources.

• True, Renewable resources are LESS harmful

• False, Renewable resources are MORE harmful

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Select ALL examples of Nonrenewable Resources

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The MAJOR difference between Renewable and Nonrenewable resources is how _________ a resource can be replaced as it is used.

T/F: Nonrenewable resources are resources that CAN be replaced as quickly as they are used; they almost NEVER run out.

• TRUE, Nonrenewable Resources CAN

• FALSE, Renewable Resources CAN

All of the following are effects of Nonrenewable resources on the environment EXCEPT:

• Pollution

• Climate Change

• Increase in Natural Disasters

• Increase in Biodiversity

• Species Extinction

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All of the following are examples of some harmful effects of Renewable resources on the environment EXCEPT:

• Solar power land use resulting in habitat loss

• Hydropower dams changing water flow affecting aquatic ecosystems

• Burning biomass releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere

• Fertilizer tripling the growth of shrubs and trees

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