Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

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What is a renewable resource?

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A resource that nature can replace, such as solar energy, wind energy, and water.

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What is a nonrenewable resource?

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A resource that cannot be replaced by natural processes within a lifetime, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

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What are the two categories of natural resources?

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Renewable and nonrenewable.

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What is the environment?

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The space, conditions, and all living and nonliving things around an organism.

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Give an example of a renewable resource.

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Solar energy.

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Give an example of a nonrenewable resource.

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Coal.

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What is fuel?

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A source of energy.

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What is solar energy?

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Energy from the sun that can be used to generate electricity.

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What is wind energy?

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Energy generated from the wind using turbines.

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What does it mean for a resource to be sustainable?

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It means that the resource can be used without depleting it for future generations.

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