Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Resources

Something we can use that keeps coming back naturally,

• Renewable Resource

• Non-renewable resource

A non-renewable resource is something we can use but once it is gone, it is gone.

• True

• False

Sunlight: Energy from the sun that we can use to make electricity with solar panels and to keep us warm.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Oil: A thick liquid we use for fuel to run cars and make plastic.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Natural Gas: A gas we use for heating homes, cooking food, and making electricity.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Water: Flowing water in rivers and oceans that we can use to make electricity with dams and to drink and grow food.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4

Geothermal Energy: Heat from the Earth's core that we can use to make electricity and heat buildings.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Coal: A black rock we burn to make electricity and heat buildings.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

What is the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable resource?

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2B