Nonrenewable vs Renewable Resources

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

• oil

• natural gas

• water

• coal

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

• oil

• solar

• water

• wind

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.

Can be replaced within a human lifetime

• Nonrenewable resource

• Renewable resource

Gasoline you put in the car:

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

If Harrison wants to use only containers that come from renewable resources, which of the containers should he use?

• either the glass bottle or the aluminum cup, because they both come from renewable resources

• either the paper cup or the plastic bottle, because they both come from renewable resources

• the paper cup, because it is the only container that comes from a renewable resource

• the plastic bottle, because it is the only container that comes from a renewable resource

A resource is considered renewable if it -

• can be created only over millions of years.

• is made of Earth's materials like rocks and minerals.

• can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time.

• is useful to humans in making energy and materials.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Solar power

• Wood from trees

• Oil used for gasoline

• Coal that powers a factory

materials from the earth that can be replaced by nature in a short period of time​​ (a)  

• Renewable Resource

• Non-renewable Resource