Non Renewable Mineral Resources

Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?

• Fossil Fuels
• Renewable
• Solar Energy
• Hydroelectric Energy

Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 

• Less Expensive 
• More Energy
• All of the above

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Which fossil fuel is created from the decayed remains of plants? 

• Oil
• Coal
• Natural Gas

Coal and oil are?

• Non-Renewable energy resources

• Renewable energy resources

• None of the above

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What are the 3 fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• coal, hydroelectric, oil

• natural gas, oil, coal

Fossil Fuel are?

• A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

• A group of dinosaur fossils

• A type of gas used for planes

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Petroleum is mainly used in the United States for...

• gasoline for cars

• running coal burning power plants

• making windmills turn

• burning for heat

Which of these is non renewable

• natural gas

• water in a dam

• solar power

• wind energy

Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because they

• do not produce pollution

• are no longer used by humans

• are created so quickly

• take millions of years to form, so once they're gone, they're gone

Which fossil fuel is created from the remains of dead plants and forms into a "rock?"

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear Energy

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