Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Which of the following is true about nonrenewable resources?

• Nonrenewable resources cannot be replaced as fast as they are used.

• Wind energy is a nonrenewable resource.

• Nonrenewable resources are resources that have run out.

• Food is a nonrenewable resource.

Which of the following resources is nonrenewable?

• copper

• wool

• sunlight

• wood

Energy that can be replenished at the same rate as it is used

• Natural Gas

• Alternative Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

Energy that cannot be replaced in our lifetime

• Nonrenewable Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Geothermal

• Alternative Energy

Energy that is made from the power of moving water

• Hydroelectric

• Coal

• Biomass

• Wind

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

Energy that is made from heat inside Earth

• Coal

• Fossil Fuels

• Geothermal

• Solar

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

• They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.

• They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

• The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.

• We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Sunlight, water, and wind are examples of inexhaustible forms of energy.  What does inexhaustible mean?

• We will run out at any minute.

• We will never run out.

• We will run out in 100 years.

• We will run out in 20 years.

Energy that is made by moving air

• Wind

• Solar

• Oil

• Coal