Renewable and nonrenewable resources

A nonrenewable resource is ________.

• a natural resource that cannot be remade or regrown

• a plant

• a natural resource that can be remade or regrown

• an animal

What does nuclear energy use for electricity?

• small brine shrimp

• uranium

• flowers

• carbon

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Nuclear energy is a type of nonrenewable energy.

• True

• False

Coal, petroleum, and gas are all considered_____ resources.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

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How is coal created?

• dark clouds hitting together in the atmosphere

• small particles of topsoil that mixed with air and clouds

• dead plants pushed together by heat and pressure underground

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What is the main disadvantage of using natural gas as energy?

• It makes electricity.

• There are less pollutants when using it.

• It does not light easily.

• It is highly flammable.

Where would you find oil and gas deposits?

• On top of the soil

• Below sand, silt and rock

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About how many years does it take to make oil and gas?

• one million years

• 10 years

• 1,000 years

• 300-400 million years

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What are some of the natural resources that are renewable?

• solar

• wind

• biomass

• geothermal

• all of these answers

Solar energy comes from the _____.

• sun

• wind

• water

• topsoil

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