Advantages/ Disadvantages of Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources

What do you call natural resources that are replaceable within a person's lifetime?

• nonrenewable resources

• recycling

• renewable resources

• composting

What do you call natural resources that require many lifetimes to be replenished?

• renewable resources

• conservation

• solutions

• nonrenewable resources

What are two examples of renewable resources?

• air (wind)

• oil

• sunlight

• coal

What are two examples of nonrenewable resources?

• coal

• water

• natural gas

• plants

What are two advantages coal?

• abundant

• non-polluting

• sunshine if free to collect

• inexpensive

What are two disadvantages of coal?

• reduces energy bills

• takes millions of years to form

• can be reused

• pollutes the atmosphere with greenhouse gases

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What are two advantages of sunlight for solar energy?

• emits harmful gases

• limited sunny regions

• non-polluting

• will be available indefinitely

What are two advantages of oil (petroleum)?

• economically beneficial to areas where resources are located

• used to make products like plastics

• limited quantities

• takes millions of years to form

What are two disadvantages of natural gas?

• low cost to produce

• efficient and clean

• pollutes the atmosphere with greenhouse gases

• takes millions of years for form

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What are two advantages of using wind for wind power?

• dependent of fossil fuels

• expensive to install

• wind is available indefinitely

• non-polluting