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WorksheetsRenewable vs. Non renewable
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Do renewable energy sources run out?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
A resource you can reuse
b)
An object you cannot replace
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
polluted resources
3.
What is a non-renewable resource?
a)
Solar energy
b)
A resource that cannot be reused/ recycled
c)
Wind energy
d)
Biomass
4.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
5.
What is a non-renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
6.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Scarce fuels
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
7.
What is a fossil fuel?
a)
oil
b)
biomass
c)
wind
d)
water
8.
Fossil fuels are renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun?
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
10.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?
a)
They are less expensive
b)
They provide more energy than renewable sources.
c)
They support our current consumer economy.
d)
All of the above.
11.
Energy we get from burning living things s called...
a)
Hydroelectricity
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Biomass Fuel
d)
Hydrogen Power
12.
Energy we get from earth's interior heat is called...
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar Energy
c)
Wind Energy
d)
Hydroelectricity
13.
What are the benefits of using renewable resources?
a)
The are expensive
b)
They are always available and better for the environment.
c)
They are hard to harvest
d)
They create pollution
14.
What is Deforestation?
a)
A forest in which there are too many trees/
b)
A forest party where deers hang out
c)
The addition of trees to a forest.
d)
The clearing or destruction of trees; transforming of a forest into flat land.
15.
Water from rivers, lakes and streams eventually end up in the ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Most water pollution is the result of
a)
human pollution activities.
b)
drought.
c)
volcanic eruptions.
d)
storms.
17.
Pollution is__________
a)
People have contaminated, or dirtied an area with waste
b)
People have cleaned, or fixed up an area
c)
People have gathered, or collected the trash in the area
18.
It is important to conserve nonrenewable resources because....
a)
These resources may be used up in the future
b)
They are easier to find
c)
They come from the remains of plants or animals
19.
What is conservation?
a)
Use something again and again
b)
Protect and use carefully
c)
Turn it into something else
d)
Use less of and item
20.
Fossil fuels are renewable resources.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The Lorax was a story about how important it is to conserve natural resources
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Coal, gas, and petroleum are all examples of...
a)
Recycled fuels
b)
Fossil Fuels
c)
Renewable fuels
d)
Fancy Fuels
23.
Energy source used to replace fossil fuels.
a)
alternative
b)
wonderful
c)
non-renewable
d)
recyclable
24.
Heat produced from magma within the earth.
a)
solar
b)
biofuel
c)
hydroelectric
d)
geothermal
25.
Any useful material found in nature.
a)
Natural resource
b)
alternative
c)
renewable
d)
nonrenewable
26.
Type of fuel formed by once living things.
a)
biofuel
b)
fossil fuel
c)
alternative
d)
renewable
27.
People use natural resources for water, food, energy and other materials.
a)
True
b)
False
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