8.1 Natural Resources, Renewable and Non-Renewable

What are natural resources?

• Man-made materials used for construction

• Materials from the Earth that humans use to survive and improve their lives

• Only non-renewable resources like coal and oil

• Resources that are only found in forests

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Which are NOT examples of natural resources?

• sunlight, wind, fish

• cotton, gold, natural gas

• plastic, steel, glass

• coal, water, trees

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Oil

• Sunlight

• Natural gas

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• A) Wind

• B) Sunlight

• C) Coal

• D) Water

Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy source?

• Coal

• Geothermal

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear

What is one benefit of renewable energy resources?

• Reduce pollution and greenhouse gasses

• Increase pollution and emissions

• Create more waste

• Increase fossil fuel use

What is one challenge of renewable energy resources?

• They can never be replaced once used up.

• They are dependent upon weather.

• They produce more pollution than fossil fuels.

• Renewable energy technologies are fully developed and require no further improvements.

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Match the following renewable resource with it's renewable energy type.

• water

• geothermal

• heat from the earth's core

• hydropower

• organic materials (plants and food waste

• biomass

• sunlight

• solar