Natural Resources Word Sort (Answers)

Is it renewable or non-renewable?

Coal

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Coal is a nonrenewable resource because it takes millions of years to form and cannot be replenished within a human lifespan.

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Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

MINERALS

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Minerals are nonrenewable resources because they are formed in the geosphere and cannot be replenished within a human lifespan.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

GASOLINE

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Gasoline is a nonrenewable natural resource that comes from oil which takes millions of years to form.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

SUNLIGHT

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Sunlight is a renewable natural resource as the Sun cannot be removed from the solar system.

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Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

WOOD

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Wood is considered a renewable natural resource because trees can be replanted and grown again.

Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

WATER

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Water is considered a renewable natural resource because it can be naturally replenished through the water cycle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

WIND

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Wind is a renewable natural resource because it is generated by the Earth's rotation and heat from the Sun which cannot be removed.

Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

OIL

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Oil is a nonrenewable natural resource because it takes millions of years to form and cannot be replenished in a human lifespan.

Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

IRON

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Iron is a nonrenewable natural resource because it takes millions of years to form.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Is this natural resource renewable or non-renewable?

BANANA

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Answer explanation

Banana is a renewable natural resource because it grows on trees which can be replanted and grown again in a human lifespan.