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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Is geothermal energy drawn from heat inside Earth’s crust a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is geothermal energy drawn… · Renewable & non-renewable …
2. In the “3 Rs” of waste reduction (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), which action prevents waste from being created in the first place: Reduce or Recycle?
“3 Rs” · Renewable & non-renewable …
3. 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 …
4. 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 …
5. Is hydroelectric power generated by flowing river water a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is hydroelectric power gen… · Renewable & non-renewable …
6. When timber is harvested only at the rate that new trees are planted and grown to maturity, that forest management is called: sustainable or extractive?
When timber is harvested o… · Renewable & non-renewable …
7. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is crude oil (petroleum) e… · Renewable & non-renewable …
8. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is solar energy from sunli… · Renewable & non-renewable …
9. 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 …
10. 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 …
11. What rock ore is mined as the primary raw material for extracting aluminium metal: bauxite or chalk?
What rock ore is mined as … · Renewable & non-renewable …
12. 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 …
12 questions · Seed 46 · 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 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.
2. In the “3 Rs” of waste reduction (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), which action prevents waste from being created in the first place: Reduce or Recycle?
Reduce
Reducing consumption avoids using raw materials and energy from the outset.
3. 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.
4. 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.
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. When timber is harvested only at the rate that new trees are planted and grown to maturity, that forest management is called: sustainable or extractive?
Sustainable
Sustainable forestry maintains forest cover and biodiversity for future generations.
7. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Crude oil is a finite fossil fuel resource.
8. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Sunlight is continuously replenished by the Sun on human timescales.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. What rock ore is mined as the primary raw material for extracting aluminium metal: bauxite or chalk?
Bauxite
Bauxite is the principal aluminium ore.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 46 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Is geothermal energy drawn from heat inside Earth’s crust a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is geothermal energy drawn… · Renewable & non-renewable …
2. In the “3 Rs” of waste reduction (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), which action prevents waste from being created in the first place: Reduce or Recycle?
“3 Rs” · Renewable & non-renewable …
3. 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 …
4. 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 …
5. Is hydroelectric power generated by flowing river water a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is hydroelectric power gen… · Renewable & non-renewable …
6. When timber is harvested only at the rate that new trees are planted and grown to maturity, that forest management is called: sustainable or extractive?
When timber is harvested o… · Renewable & non-renewable …
7. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is crude oil (petroleum) e… · Renewable & non-renewable …
8. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is solar energy from sunli… · Renewable & non-renewable …
9. 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 …
10. 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 …
11. What rock ore is mined as the primary raw material for extracting aluminium metal: bauxite or chalk?
What rock ore is mined as … · Renewable & non-renewable …
12. 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 …
12 questions · Seed 46 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9
Renewable & non-renewable resources
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. In the “3 Rs” of waste reduction (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), which action prevents waste from being created in the first place: Reduce or Recycle?
Reduce
Reducing consumption avoids using raw materials and energy from the outset.
3. 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.
4. 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.
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. When timber is harvested only at the rate that new trees are planted and grown to maturity, that forest management is called: sustainable or extractive?
Sustainable
Sustainable forestry maintains forest cover and biodiversity for future generations.
7. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Crude oil is a finite fossil fuel resource.
8. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Sunlight is continuously replenished by the Sun on human timescales.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. What rock ore is mined as the primary raw material for extracting aluminium metal: bauxite or chalk?
Bauxite
Bauxite is the principal aluminium ore.
12. 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.
12 questions · Seed 46 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification