Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What type of energy is captured by solar panels?
A. Hydroelectric
B. Wind Energy
C. Natural Gas
D. Solar Energy

(a)  

True or False:
Wind energy is a nonrenewable resource.

• True
• False

Answer explanation

This is a renewable resource that is often seen on homes, buildings, and professional environments.

Scientists are concerned that people are using __________ resources faster than they can be replaced. They are concerned because__________

(a)  

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Weathering is not

• Rocks rubbing against each other.

• Ice grinding rocks

• Soil being moved by floods

• WInd blowing sand into rocks

Does the fact that Texas usually has very warm summers and mild winters describe its weather or climate?

• Climate

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The river has a (a)   change on the Earth's surface.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The process causing the soil and rock of the mountainside to ________ to another location is called ________.

• move and erosion

• die and weathering

• natural resource and wind

• live and breathe

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Which renewable resource uses solar panels that convert the sun's energy into electricity?

• solar energy

• wind energy

• hydro-electricity

• geothermal

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is a common change in the environment when spring follows winter?

• Temperatures get cooler

• Animals come out of hibernation

• Trees loose there leaves

• Birds migrate to many locations

How does the Sun influence the water cycle?

• Plants receive light

• Earth remaining in orbit

• Twirling on its axis

• Giving heat for the evaporation process.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4