Emma Swain
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy (Worksheet)
Q.1. Name the energy resource for the pictures below to identify renewable and
nonrenewable energy resources.
Nuclear
Biomass
Wind
Nuclear
Solar
Water
Geothermal
Fossil Fuels
water
Fossil fuels
Heat from earth
Q.2. Write T or True if the statement is true; write F or False if the statement is false.
_________
1. Renewable energy cannot be exhausted and is constantly renewed.
T
T
_________
2. Renewable energy resources never produce any pollution.
F
_________ 3. Coal, natural gas and oil are also known as nuclear fuels.
T
_________
4. Wind is a renewable energy resource.
_________
5. Energy is a fuel.
F
T
_________
6. All renewable energy resources have unlimited availability.
Q.3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
Nonrenewable
a) _________________
energy resources are in limited supply, in danger of depletion, and
take a very long time to make.
b) _____________
energy sources can be replenished naturally in a short period of time.
Renewable
Q.4. Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy source?
a) coal
b) natural gas
c) nuclear energy
d) wind energy
Q.5. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable energy source?
a) biomass
b) geothermal energy
c) gasoline
d) solar energy
Q.6. Fuels that were formed millions of years ago from plants, animals and other creatures
died and buried under the earth are called ____________ .
a) biomass
b) fossil fuels
c) renewable fuels
d) nuclear fuels
Q.7. Which of the following energy refers energy produced by the sun?
a) biomass
b) geothermal energy
c) gasoline
d) solar energy
Q.8. Which of the following energy is made from radioactive uranium ore which occurs
naturally in the ground?
a) coal
b) natural gas
c) nuclear energy
d) wind energy