Renewable vs Nonrenewable Energy Sources

What are renewable resources?

• A limited amount and cannot be replaced in a human life time.

• Plastic bags

• Coal, oil, and natural gas

• Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

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Sunlight is...

• Very bright

• Will eventually run out soon

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

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A group of non-renewable resources, called ______________, include coal, oil, and natural gas.

• Fossils

• Energy

• Resources

• Fossil fuels

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This is a renewable energy resource that must be conserved.

• Wood

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Coal

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Which of the following is not a renewable energy source?

• Coal

• Wind

• Hydropower

• Solar

Some renewable and non-renewable resources can hurt the environment. Which statement is true?

• Burning wood can pollute our atmosphere

• Burning coal releases gases and smoke into the atmosphere.

• Oil spills in the ocean can affect ships.

• Wind energy can cause harm to plants.

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Wood is...

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

• Used to make oil

• Used to make plastic

Which statement is true?

• Oil is an example of a renewable resource.

• Humans are a renewable resource

• Wood is an example of a nonrenewable resource.

• Fish are an example of a renewable resource.

What is geothermal energy?

• A power plant.

• Heat energy generated and stored in the Earth.

• Nuclear Energy

• A nonrenewable resource

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This natural resource is...

• nonrenewable solar

• renewable solar

• nonrenewable wind

• renewable water