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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 10-12
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is solar energy from sunli… · Renewable & non-renewable …
2. Why is fresh groundwater on small coral islands a delicate resource that must not be over-pumped: saltwater intrusion can spoil the freshwater lens, or it turns into lava?
Why is fresh groundwater o… · Renewable & non-renewable …
3. Is coal formed from ancient buried plants over millions of years a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is coal formed from ancien… · Renewable & non-renewable …
4. What device converts sunlight directly into electricity using semiconductor cells: a photovoltaic solar panel or a diesel generator?
What device converts sunli… · Renewable & non-renewable …
5. What do we call collecting rainwater from roofs into storage tanks for household use: rainwater harvesting or desalination?
What do we call collecting… · Renewable & non-renewable …
6. Is natural gas (mainly methane) trapped in rock layers a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is natural gas (mainly met… · Renewable & non-renewable …
7. Does switching from incandescent bulbs to LED bulbs use less electrical energy for the same brightness (Yes / No)?
Does switching from incand… · Renewable & non-renewable …
8. Is geothermal energy drawn from heat inside Earth’s crust a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is geothermal energy drawn… · Renewable & non-renewable …
9. Which metal commonly used in drink cans can be melted down and recycled repeatedly with up to 95% less energy than making it from raw bauxite ore: aluminium or coal?
95% · Renewable & non-renewable …
10. Is wind power captured by wind turbines a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is wind power captured by … · Renewable & non-renewable …
11. Is tidal energy generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is tidal energy generated … · Renewable & non-renewable …
12. What mineral ore is smelted in a blast furnace to produce iron and steel: hematite (iron ore) or halite?
What mineral ore is smelte… · Renewable & non-renewable …
12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 10-12
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Sunlight is continuously replenished by the Sun on human timescales.
2. Why is fresh groundwater on small coral islands a delicate resource that must not be over-pumped: saltwater intrusion can spoil the freshwater lens, or it turns into lava?
Saltwater intrusion can spoil the freshwater lens
Freshwater floats as a thin lens above denser seawater; over-extraction draws salt water in.
3. Is coal formed from ancient buried plants over millions of years a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Coal is a fossil fuel that takes millions of years to form and cannot be replaced quickly.
4. What device converts sunlight directly into electricity using semiconductor cells: a photovoltaic solar panel or a diesel generator?
Photovoltaic solar panel
Photovoltaic cells convert light photons directly into electrical current.
5. What do we call collecting rainwater from roofs into storage tanks for household use: rainwater harvesting or desalination?
Rainwater harvesting
Rainwater harvesting captures clean precipitation before it runs off.
6. Is natural gas (mainly methane) trapped in rock layers a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Natural gas is a finite fossil fuel.
7. Does switching from incandescent bulbs to LED bulbs use less electrical energy for the same brightness (Yes / No)?
Yes
LEDs convert a much higher proportion of electrical energy into light rather than waste heat.
8. Is geothermal energy drawn from heat inside Earth’s crust a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Earth’s internal heat is continuously produced and replenished.
9. Which metal commonly used in drink cans can be melted down and recycled repeatedly with up to 95% less energy than making it from raw bauxite ore: aluminium or coal?
Aluminium
Recycling aluminium saves roughly 95% of the energy required for primary smelting.
10. Is wind power captured by wind turbines a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Wind is continuously generated by uneven solar heating of Earth’s atmosphere.
11. Is tidal energy generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Renewable
Ocean tides are reliably driven by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun.
12. What mineral ore is smelted in a blast furnace to produce iron and steel: hematite (iron ore) or halite?
Hematite (iron ore)
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) is a major iron ore.
12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 10-12
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is solar energy from sunli… · Renewable & non-renewable …
2. Why is fresh groundwater on small coral islands a delicate resource that must not be over-pumped: saltwater intrusion can spoil the freshwater lens, or it turns into lava?
Why is fresh groundwater o… · Renewable & non-renewable …
3. Is coal formed from ancient buried plants over millions of years a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is coal formed from ancien… · Renewable & non-renewable …
4. What device converts sunlight directly into electricity using semiconductor cells: a photovoltaic solar panel or a diesel generator?
What device converts sunli… · Renewable & non-renewable …
5. What do we call collecting rainwater from roofs into storage tanks for household use: rainwater harvesting or desalination?
What do we call collecting… · Renewable & non-renewable …
6. Is natural gas (mainly methane) trapped in rock layers a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is natural gas (mainly met… · Renewable & non-renewable …
7. Does switching from incandescent bulbs to LED bulbs use less electrical energy for the same brightness (Yes / No)?
Does switching from incand… · Renewable & non-renewable …
8. Is geothermal energy drawn from heat inside Earth’s crust a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is geothermal energy drawn… · Renewable & non-renewable …
9. Which metal commonly used in drink cans can be melted down and recycled repeatedly with up to 95% less energy than making it from raw bauxite ore: aluminium or coal?
95% · Renewable & non-renewable …
10. Is wind power captured by wind turbines a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is wind power captured by … · Renewable & non-renewable …
11. Is tidal energy generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is tidal energy generated … · Renewable & non-renewable …
12. What mineral ore is smelted in a blast furnace to produce iron and steel: hematite (iron ore) or halite?
What mineral ore is smelte… · Renewable & non-renewable …
12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 10-12
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Sunlight is continuously replenished by the Sun on human timescales.
2. Why is fresh groundwater on small coral islands a delicate resource that must not be over-pumped: saltwater intrusion can spoil the freshwater lens, or it turns into lava?
Saltwater intrusion can spoil the freshwater lens
Freshwater floats as a thin lens above denser seawater; over-extraction draws salt water in.
3. Is coal formed from ancient buried plants over millions of years a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Coal is a fossil fuel that takes millions of years to form and cannot be replaced quickly.
4. What device converts sunlight directly into electricity using semiconductor cells: a photovoltaic solar panel or a diesel generator?
Photovoltaic solar panel
Photovoltaic cells convert light photons directly into electrical current.
5. What do we call collecting rainwater from roofs into storage tanks for household use: rainwater harvesting or desalination?
Rainwater harvesting
Rainwater harvesting captures clean precipitation before it runs off.
6. Is natural gas (mainly methane) trapped in rock layers a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Natural gas is a finite fossil fuel.
7. Does switching from incandescent bulbs to LED bulbs use less electrical energy for the same brightness (Yes / No)?
Yes
LEDs convert a much higher proportion of electrical energy into light rather than waste heat.
8. Is geothermal energy drawn from heat inside Earth’s crust a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Earth’s internal heat is continuously produced and replenished.
9. Which metal commonly used in drink cans can be melted down and recycled repeatedly with up to 95% less energy than making it from raw bauxite ore: aluminium or coal?
Aluminium
Recycling aluminium saves roughly 95% of the energy required for primary smelting.
10. Is wind power captured by wind turbines a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Wind is continuously generated by uneven solar heating of Earth’s atmosphere.
11. Is tidal energy generated by the rise and fall of ocean tides a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Renewable
Ocean tides are reliably driven by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun.
12. What mineral ore is smelted in a blast furnace to produce iron and steel: hematite (iron ore) or halite?
Hematite (iron ore)
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) is a major iron ore.
12 questions · Seed 104732 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification