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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Is natural gas (mainly methane) trapped in rock layers a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is natural gas (mainly met… · Renewable & non-renewable …
2. 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 …
3. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is crude oil (petroleum) e… · Renewable & non-renewable …
4. 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 …
5. Is hydroelectric power generated by flowing river water a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is hydroelectric power gen… · Renewable & non-renewable …
6. 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 …
7. What do we call organic kitchen and garden waste (such as fruit peels and leaves) decomposed into nutrient-rich soil improver: compost or plastic?
What do we call organic ki… · Renewable & non-renewable …
8. 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 …
9. 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 …
10. Which greenhouse gas is released in large quantities when fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) are burned: carbon dioxide or argon?
Which greenhouse gas is re… · Renewable & non-renewable …
11. What term describes meeting present human needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs: sustainability or deforestation?
What term describes meetin… · Renewable & non-renewable …
12. Is wind power captured by wind turbines a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is wind power captured by … · Renewable & non-renewable …
12 questions · Seed 45 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Is natural gas (mainly methane) trapped in rock layers a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Natural gas is a finite fossil fuel.
2. 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.
3. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Crude oil is a finite fossil fuel resource.
4. 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.
5. Is hydroelectric power generated by flowing river water a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
The water cycle continually replenishes river flow through rainfall.
6. 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.
7. What do we call organic kitchen and garden waste (such as fruit peels and leaves) decomposed into nutrient-rich soil improver: compost or plastic?
Compost
Composting recycles organic matter into humus for soil.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Which greenhouse gas is released in large quantities when fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) are burned: carbon dioxide or argon?
Carbon dioxide
Combustion of carbon-based fuels oxidises carbon into carbon dioxide (CO₂).
11. What term describes meeting present human needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs: sustainability or deforestation?
Sustainability
Sustainability balances environmental, social and economic stewardship over time.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 45 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Is natural gas (mainly methane) trapped in rock layers a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is natural gas (mainly met… · Renewable & non-renewable …
2. 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 …
3. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is crude oil (petroleum) e… · Renewable & non-renewable …
4. 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 …
5. Is hydroelectric power generated by flowing river water a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is hydroelectric power gen… · Renewable & non-renewable …
6. 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 …
7. What do we call organic kitchen and garden waste (such as fruit peels and leaves) decomposed into nutrient-rich soil improver: compost or plastic?
What do we call organic ki… · Renewable & non-renewable …
8. 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 …
9. 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 …
10. Which greenhouse gas is released in large quantities when fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) are burned: carbon dioxide or argon?
Which greenhouse gas is re… · Renewable & non-renewable …
11. What term describes meeting present human needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs: sustainability or deforestation?
What term describes meetin… · Renewable & non-renewable …
12. Is wind power captured by wind turbines a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is wind power captured by … · Renewable & non-renewable …
12 questions · Seed 45 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Is natural gas (mainly methane) trapped in rock layers a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Natural gas is a finite fossil fuel.
2. 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.
3. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Crude oil is a finite fossil fuel resource.
4. 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.
5. Is hydroelectric power generated by flowing river water a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
The water cycle continually replenishes river flow through rainfall.
6. 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.
7. What do we call organic kitchen and garden waste (such as fruit peels and leaves) decomposed into nutrient-rich soil improver: compost or plastic?
Compost
Composting recycles organic matter into humus for soil.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Which greenhouse gas is released in large quantities when fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) are burned: carbon dioxide or argon?
Carbon dioxide
Combustion of carbon-based fuels oxidises carbon into carbon dioxide (CO₂).
11. What term describes meeting present human needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs: sustainability or deforestation?
Sustainability
Sustainability balances environmental, social and economic stewardship over time.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 45 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification