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Renewable/Nonrenewable Resources, Conservation, The Three R's. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is a renewable resource?
a) energy collected from the sun
b) resources that can be replaced during a human lifetime
c) resources that come out of the ground
d) resources that cannot be replaced during a human lifetime

Name 3 renewable energy sources
a) sunlight, wind, water
b) water, diet coke, lemonade
c) coal, oil, natural gas
d) fossil fuels, soil, coal

What is a nonrenewable resource?
a) resources that can be replaced during a human lifetime
b) energy collected from the sun
c) resources that cannot be replaced during a human lifetime
d) something made by humans

Name 3 nonrenewable resources
a) sunlight, wind, water
b) water, diet coke, lemonade
c) coal, oil, natural gas
d) fossil fuels, soil, coal

What is a fossil fuel?
a) energy collected from the sun
b) a natural substance made from ancient plants and animals
c) something made by very old people
d) wind turns blades which run turbines that make electricity

What does it mean to reduce?
a) to make something into something new
b) to use something again
c) to use something only after dark
d) to use less of something

What does it mean to reuse?
a) to make something into something new
b) to use less of something
c) to use something only after dark
d) to use something again

What does it mean to conserve?
a) saving resources by using them wisely
b) reusing something in a new way
c) collecting your favorite toys to share
d) falling water is used to make electricity

What does it mean to recycle?
a) to use less of something
b) to make something into something new
c) to use something only after dark
d) to use something again

What is an advantage of using wood/trees as a resource?
a) cutting them down will hurt animal habitats
b) they can be regrown
c) they take a long time to grow
d) they have very few uses

What is a disadvantage of using wood/trees as a resource?
a) cutting them down will hurt animal habitats
b) they can be regrown
c) people do not like having trees around them
d) there are many uses for trees

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