Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Practice Test

A community discusses two resources: (1) natural gas used for cooking and (2) solar energy used for water heating. Natural gas is extracted from finite reservoirs; solar energy arrives continuously. Which statement is correct?

A country has large deposits of iron ore and also strong river systems for hydropower. Iron ore forms over geologic time and exists in finite deposits; river flow is replenished by the water cycle. Which resource is nonrenewable?