Middle School Earth and Space Science : Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources
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Example Question #1 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
geothermal power
hydropower
biomass energy
natural gas
natural gas
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #2 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
geothermal energy
nuclear energy
oil
natural gas
geothermal energy
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #3 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
The image shows the process of "fracking" which is an extraction technique used to get access to what kind of resource?
a nonrenewable resource
both of these
neither of these
natural gas
both of these
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #4 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Which of the following provides a definition and examples of nonrenewable resources?
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished.
Nonrenewable energy resources, like biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished.
Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Nonrenewable resources include coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas.
Nonrenewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Nonrenewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy.
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished.
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #4 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Why do nonrenewable resources take a long time to be replenished?
They are made from prehistoric organic material pressurized over hundreds of millions of years
Once a type of energy is used it can never be converted back to another type
They are made from carbon, an incredibly rare element on Earth
There is a limited supply that will never be replenished
They are made from prehistoric organic material pressurized over hundreds of millions of years
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #5 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Watching a television in your living room uses electricity. Electricity can be produced using both renewable and nonrenewable resources. Which of the following lists two renewable resources used to make electricity?
hydroelectric power and wind
hydroelectric power and burning of coal
wind and burning of coal
burning of natural gas and coal
hydroelectric power and wind
The answer is "hydroelectric power and wind."
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #6 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Geothermal power production is only possible in places where there is __________.
magma
coal
wind
waterfalls
magma
The answer is "magma."
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #7 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Which of the following resources is made from the remains of ancient dead organisms?
geothermal power
gasoline
hydroelectric power
solar power
gasoline
The answer is "gasoline."
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #8 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Which of the following products is made from nonrenewable resources?
a plastic water bottle
a tree house
a wooden bench
a metal wrench
a plastic water bottle
The answer is "a plastic water bottle."
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
Example Question #9 : Distinguish Between Renewable And Nonrenewable Resources
Which of the following is an example of how humans use a renewable resource for recreation?
boating and water skiing on a lake
riding a motorcycle for fun
burning coal to run a factory
playing baseball with a plastic bat
boating and water skiing on a lake
The answer is "boating and water skiing on a lake."
Nonrenewable energy resources, like coal, nuclear, oil, and natural gas, are available in limited supplies. This is usually due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished. Renewable resources are replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time. Renewable resources include biomass energy (such as ethanol), hydropower, geothermal power, wind energy, and solar energy. Biomass refers to organic material from plants or animals.
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