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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are renewable resources?

a)

Resources that are limited and that cannot be replaced in our lifetimes

b)

Resources that can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

2.

Sunlight __________

a)

is very bright

b)

will eventually run out

c)

is a renewable resource

d)

is a nonrenewable resource

3.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are a group of non-renewable resources called ________________

a)

Fossils

b)

Energy

c)

Resources

d)

Fossil fuels

4.

Energy that cannot be replenished or replaced in our lifetimes.

a)

Nonrenewable Energy

b)

Renewable Energy

c)

Geothermal Energy

d)

Alternative Energy

5.

Energy that is made by moving air is called ____________

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Oil

d)

Coal

6.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

7.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

8.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

9.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Resources we get from our house

b)

Resources we get from people

c)

Resources we get from nature

10.

Click all of the things that are a natural resource:

a)

water

b)

air

c)

computer

d)

animals

e)

natural gas

11.

Fossil Fuels are made

a)

from the remains of once living things (plants and animals).

b)

by digging up dinosaur bones.

c)

when plants are harvested.

d)

when trees are burned for heat.

12.

An energy resource that is only available in a limited amount.

a)

waste energy

b)

renewable energy

c)

nonrenewable energy

d)

potential energy

13.

Why is soil considered to be a nonrenewable resource?

a)

humans can make new soil really easily

b)

it can take 100 years for an inch of topsoil to form

c)

soil is everywhere so it can't be in short supply

d)

it takes one day for an inch of topsoil to form

14.

Why are fossil fuels considered to be nonrenewable resources?

a)

it takes hundreds of millions of years for them to form

b)

it takes less than 100 years for them to form

c)

humans can make new fossil fuels

d)

we use fossil fuels in a sustainable way.

15.

How are nonrenewable resources different than renewable resources?

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