Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Out of the following Which is a renewable energy resource?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Oil

• Biomass

Iron, copper and aluminum all come from

• minerals

• the ocean

• coal

• natural gas

Natural gas is a renewable resource.

• True

• False

Water is

• renewable

• non-renewable

Coal is burned to heat water so that the _______ can turn turbines.

• Fire

• Steam

• Gorillas

• Wind

Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a _____ power plant.

• Biomass

• Geothermal

• Nuclear

• Hydro-electric

Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable 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.

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

One ADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels is that:

• They are better for the environment.

• They can produce extremely high amounts of energy.

• They contribute to the greenhouse effect.

• They will never run out.

Hydropower creates energy from

• The sun

• falling water

• steam

• organic matter

Which alternative energy resource can be found on the roof tops of houses or buildings?

• Water
• Wind
• Solar
• Geothermal