Non-Renewable & Renewable Resources
Physics: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 4.3.9
Non-Renewable and Renewable Resources
Energy resources can be renewable or non-renewable.
Non-renewable
- Non-renewable resources will run out one day.
- Fossil fuels and nuclear fuel are non-renewable.
- All non-renewable resources damage our environment.
Renewable
- Renewable resources will never run out.
- Solar, wind, water waves, hydro-electricity, bio-fuel, tides, geothermal are renewable energy resources.
- Most resources damage the environment. But renewable sources are less harmful than non-renewable sources.
Test yourself on Non-Renewable & Renewable Resources
Which of these are renewable resources?
Which of these are non-renewable resources?
Which of these is a non-renewable resource?