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

Nuclear energy is a type of nonrenewable energy.

• True

• False

Coal, petroleum, and gas are all considered_____ resources.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

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.

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

What type of energy is shown in the picture?

• wind

• geothermal

• solar

• biomass

What type of energy is made from using water?

• wind

• solar

• hydroelectric

• biomass

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What can be used to generate electricity?

• coal

• oil

• tidal

• hydroelectric

• all of these are energy sources and can generate electricity