Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What nonrenewable resource is used by construction workers to make cement for the sidewalks?

• water

• phosphate

• limestone

• silicon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Tina is planting a vegetable garden. She needs to use fertilizer to make the plants grow and produce good vegetables. What nonrenewable resource will she most likely see as one of the ingredients listed on the bag of fertilizer?

• limestone

• solar energy

• silicon

• phosphate

All the following is classified as a nonrenewable resource, BUT...

• oil

• natural gas

• water

• coal

A resource is renewable because...

• it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

• it can be recycled.

• it can easily be replaced as it is used.

• it is available in limited supplies.

A resource is nonrenewable because...

• it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

• it can be recycled.

• it can easily be replaced as it is used.

• it is available in limited supplies.

This natural resource is...

• nonrenewable solar

• renewable solar

• nonrenewable wind

• renewable water

Silica is a Florida natural resource that's used for

• constructing buildings

• fertilizing citrus crops

• making solar panels

• making clothes soap

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

The following are renewable sources of energy

• wind and water

• coal and natural gas

• sunlight and petroleum

• minerals and oil

The following are nonrenewable sources of energy

• wind and water

• coal and natural gas

• sunlight and petroleum

• minerals and oil

Fossil fuels are

• Renewable resource

• Nonrenewable resource