Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Post-Secondary45 min

Learning Objective

I can define renewable and nonrenewable resources and provide examples of each.

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Renewable and Non-renewable Resources

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14 min

12 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Explain the formation of nonrenewable resources like fossil fuels, and why their rate of formation makes them nonrenewable. Provide an example of a human activity that significantly depletes these resources. Describe how the continuous cycling of water on Earth makes water a renewable resource, even though the total amount of water remains relatively constant. Provide an example of a human activity that can threaten the renewability of water.

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