Energy Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they -

• take millions of years to be replaced

• require expensive equipment

• can be found all over Earth’s surface

• provide much of the energy we use

MATERIALS or substances that OCCUR IN NATURE, found in the earth that people need and use as energy are -

• Metal

• Plastics

• Natural RESOURCES

• Fabrics

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To DECREASE THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES in order to SAVE them -

• WASTE

• CONSERVATION

• RECYCLE

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What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products

• Form underground from dead organisms.
  

• Replaced in a short period of time

• Allow energy to pass through them easily

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Energy that comes from the sun

• Wind

• Solar

• Renewable energy

• Efficient

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Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?

• solar powered car

• coal powered steam train

• natural gas car

• gasoline truck

A NATURAL RESOURCE that is NOT REPLACED IN A useful TIME FRAME. These include fossil fuels.

• RENEWABLE resources

• NONRENEWABLE resources

• FOSSIL FUELS

• SEDIMENTARY ROCK

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Coal

• Crops

• Natural gas

Nonrenewable resources - Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are formed from ancient remains of plants and animals.

• SOLAR ENERGY

• WIND

• FOSSIL FUEL

• BIOFUEL