Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Resources

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Hydroelectric energy is a ____________ resource

Back

Renewable

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Solar energy is a ____________ resource

Back

Renewable

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Which one of these is not a fossil fuel? coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear energy

Back

Nuclear energy

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How long does it take to 'make' fossil fuels? hundred years, millions of years, a few years, thousands of years

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Millions of years

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What is another name for oil? granite, nuclear, coal, petroleum

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Petroleum

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What are renewable resources?

Back

Resources that can be replenished naturally over time, such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric energy.

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What are nonrenewable resources?

Back

Resources that cannot be replenished in a short period of time, such as fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

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Give an example of a renewable resource.

Back

Solar energy.

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Give an example of a nonrenewable resource.

Back

Coal.

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What is the main difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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Renewable resources can be replenished naturally, while nonrenewable resources are finite.