Power from Nature

What does renewable mean?

• You can use over and over again

• You use it one time and its done

• something that is new

• an object that can be found in lab

What is a natural resource?

• Resources that come from Nature

• Resources made by man

What is an example of a renewable source?

• coal

• oil

• sunlight

True or False:

You can conserve energy by remembering to turn off the lights, TV, computers, and other devices when you are not using them.

• False

• True

What is the Genre of this text?

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Biography

• Expository

What is the author's opinion about energy?

• The author wants us to use nonrenewable energy

• The author thinks energy is not needed

• The author wants us to use renewable energy

• The author wants us to use energy from glaciers.

What would be the author's purpose for writing this text?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

Uranium, a nonrenewable energy, is a finite substance.

Which word has almost the same meaning as finite?

• dangerous

• smelly

• long

• limited

What is NOT a challenge we face with natural resources?

• Solar power from the sun is always going to be there

• Oil from spills often seeps into the ocean.

• Burning coal produces gases that can poison the air.

• Natural resources can run out.