Renewable and Non-renewable Resources

Vocabulary

100

Electricity produced by moving water

hydroelectric energy

200

An energy resource that can be replaced or never runs out

Renewable resource

300

The careful use of natural resources so that they can last as long as possible

Conservation

400

Energy produced by heat within the Earth's crust

Geothermal energy

Vocabulary 2

100

An energy resource that cannot be replaced at the same rate it is being used - it takes millions of years to form

Non-renewable resource

200

Includes oil, coal and natural gas that were formed from the remains of living organisms millions of years ago

Fossil Fuels

300

The materials we use from nature such as air and water to make the things we need

Natural resource

400

Any material made by plants and animals that we can convert into energy

Biomass

Resources 1

100

Name the two (2) categories of natural resources

Renewable and Non-renewable

200

True or False:  Non-renewable resources can be replaced

False

300

Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity which is called...

Hydroelectric Power/Energy

400

Name three types of fossil fuels...

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

Resources 2

100

Type of energy produced from the sun creating heat and light

Solar Energy

200

True or False - Renewable resources can be replaced

True

300

List three examples of Biomass

wood, crops, animal waste

400

Name three examples of renewable resources...

sun, water, wind