Non Renewable Resources vs Renewable

Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Coal - What do these items have in common?

• They are examples of inexhaustible energy resources.

• They are examples of renewable energy resources.

• They are examples of energy resources that do not cause pollution.

• They are examples of nonrenewable energy resources.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

• Fossil Fuel

• Forever Fuel

Do renewable energy sources run out?

• yes

• no

Wind energy

• is less expensive than fossil fuels

• is difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availability

• is a renewable source of energy

• utilizes small or large areas of land not previously used

An energy resource that cannot be replaced as quickly as it is used is a _____________________.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources?

• Because you can't "renew" them

• Because once they run out, we will not be able to get any more for billions of years

• We can't make more coal, oil, or natural gas in our lifetime

• All of the above

Choose ALL of the nonrenewable energy resources

• sun

• fossil fuels

• nuclear fuel

• wind

• natural gas

Fossil Fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) are:

• Renewable Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

Which of the following is a characteristic of renewable resources?

• They can be replenished naturally over time.

• They are always available in unlimited quantities.

• They are derived from fossil fuels.

• They are only found in specific geographic locations.

What is a major disadvantage of nonrenewable resources?

• They are environmentally friendly.

• They can be replenished quickly.

• They contribute to pollution and environmental degradation.

• They are always available in unlimited quantities.

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