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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. Is geothermal energy drawn from heat inside Earth’s crust a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is geothermal energy drawn… · Renewable & non-renewable …
3. 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 …
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. 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 …
6. 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 …
7. 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 …
8. 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 …
9. 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 …
10. What happens when too many fish are caught faster than the population can reproduce: overfishing (stock depletion) or eutrophication?
What happens when too many… · Renewable & non-renewable …
11. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is crude oil (petroleum) e… · Renewable & non-renewable …
12. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is solar energy from sunli… · Renewable & non-renewable …
12 questions · Seed 52 · 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. 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.
3. 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.
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. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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).
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. What happens when too many fish are caught faster than the population can reproduce: overfishing (stock depletion) or eutrophication?
Overfishing (stock depletion)
Harvesting beyond maximum sustainable yield depletes fish populations.
11. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Crude oil is a finite fossil fuel resource.
12. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Sunlight is continuously replenished by the Sun on human timescales.
12 questions · Seed 52 · 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. Is geothermal energy drawn from heat inside Earth’s crust a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is geothermal energy drawn… · Renewable & non-renewable …
3. 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 …
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. 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 …
6. 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 …
7. 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 …
8. 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 …
9. 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 …
10. What happens when too many fish are caught faster than the population can reproduce: overfishing (stock depletion) or eutrophication?
What happens when too many… · Renewable & non-renewable …
11. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Is crude oil (petroleum) e… · Renewable & non-renewable …
12. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Is solar energy from sunli… · Renewable & non-renewable …
12 questions · Seed 52 · 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. 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.
3. 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.
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. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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).
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. What happens when too many fish are caught faster than the population can reproduce: overfishing (stock depletion) or eutrophication?
Overfishing (stock depletion)
Harvesting beyond maximum sustainable yield depletes fish populations.
11. Is crude oil (petroleum) extracted from underground reservoirs a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
Crude oil is a finite fossil fuel resource.
12. Is solar energy from sunlight a renewable or non-renewable energy resource?
Renewable
Sunlight is continuously replenished by the Sun on human timescales.
12 questions · Seed 52 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification