Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources

What is a natural resource?

• A material from Earth that is used by humans

• A manmade substance

What is a renewable resource?

• A resource that can be replaced at the same rate in which the resource is used (usually within a human lifetime)

• A resource that cannot be replaced at the same rate in which the resource is used (much longer than a human lifetime)

Which of the following are renewable resource? (you can select more than 1)

• Solar

• Wind

• Geothermal

• Biomass

• Oil

How are air and water renewed?

• They regrow like trees

• They move in cycles

What is a nonrenewable resource?

• A resource that forms at a much slower rate than it is consumed (slower than a human lifetime)

• A resource that is replenished within a human lifetime

Which of the following are nonrenewable resources? (you can select more than 1)

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear power

• Solar power

What is suggested in the video that we can all do to help conserve resources (hint- 3 R's)

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Reuse, Recycle, Throw in the trash

• Recycle and Burn