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Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
2.
Do Renewable energy sources run out?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
3.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
An object you can reuse
b)
An object you cannot reuse
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Oil
4.
What is a non-renewable resource?
a)
Paper
b)
You can`t reuse them 
c)
A plastic bottle
d)
You can reuse 
5.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
6.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
7.
what is a renewable resource used for?
a)
food
b)
diging
c)
energy
d)
smelting
8.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
9.
what is a fossil fuel
a)
oil
b)
biomass
c)
wind 
d)
hydro
10.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Hydroelectricity and Wind Power are both indirect forms of what? 
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Geothermal Energy
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Nuclear
12.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
13.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Coal
14.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 
a)
Less Expensive 
b)
More Energy
c)
All of the above
15.
Energy we get from burning living things
a)
Hydroelectricity 
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Biomass Fuel
d)
Hydrogen Power
16.
Energy we get from earth's interior heat
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar Energy 
c)
Wind Energy 
d)
Hydroelectricity 
17.
Oil and Natural gas are both known as types of what? 
a)
Coal
b)
Geothermal Energy 
c)
Renewable Resources
d)
Petroleum 
18.
What is the best pro about renewable resources? 
a)
The are inexpensive 
b)
They are always available
c)
They are expensive
d)
They create pollution  
19.
Which fossil fuel is created from the decayed remains of plants? 
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Natural Gas
20.
Both renewable and non-renewable resources give us what? 
a)
Energy
b)
Pollution
c)
Heat
d)
Both Heat and Energy
21.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Crops
d)
Natural Gas
22.
Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they —
a)
Take many, many years to be replaced
b)
require expensive equipment
c)
Can be found all over Earth's surface
d)
Provide much of the energy we use
23.
It is important to conserve nonrenewable resources because these resources–
a)
Form from the remains of plants or  animals
b)
May be used up in the near future
c)
Have less stored energy than renewable resources
d)
Are easier to find than other resources
24.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
Water
b)
Oxygen
c)
Wood
d)
Oil
25.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products of animals
b)
Form underground from dead organisms
c)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
d)
Replaced in a reasonably short time period