Texas is a source of which of the following important nonrenewable resources?

Water is an important natural resource found all over the Earth. Where is most of the Earth’s fresh water located?

Water that evaporates from lakes and rivers is constantly being replaced by precipitation. Therefore, the water in lakes and rivers is –

A renewable resource can be replaced in a relatively short period of time. A nonrenewable resource takes thousands or millions of years to be replaced. Which of the following is a nonrenewable source of energy?

Coal is formed when organic materials are buried undergrounds and subjected to great pressure. If coal replaces itself naturally, why is it considered a nonrenewable resource?

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

What are the various things made by nature and used by people called?

Which of the following resource categories best describes fossil fuels?

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

Which statement about renewable resources is true?

All of the following are considered to be nonrenewable natural resources EXCEPT—

The custodian just finished mowing the yard in front of the school. Which of the following resources in the school yard is NOT considered renewable?

Electricity to play your radio can be made using renewable or nonrenewable resources. Which of the following resources are renewable?

A student is making a poster about conserving nonrenewable resources. Which of the following resources might she include on her poster?