Renewable vs Non-Renewable Resources worksheet - Free Printable

To solve this, we need to sort each resource into one of two groups:

✔ Renewable Resources — These can be replaced naturally in a short time (like sunlight, water, trees, animals).
Non-Renewable Resources — These take millions of years to form and cannot be replaced quickly (like oil, coal, minerals, gold).

Let’s go through each picture one by one:

1. Sun → Renewable (sunlight is always available)
2. Blue crystals (minerals) → Non-renewable (formed over long time, not replaceable soon)
3. Water from tap → Renewable (water cycle replenishes it)
4. Oil barrel → Non-renewable (fossil fuel, takes millions of years)
5. Wind cloud → Renewable (wind is natural and constant)
6. Tree → Renewable (can grow back if planted)
7. Coal rocks → Non-renewable (fossil fuel, very slow to form)
8. Flame (natural gas or fire) → Usually non-renewable if from fossil fuels; but since it's just a flame icon, context matters. In school tasks like this, “flame” often represents natural gas → Non-renewable
9. Cow → Renewable (animals reproduce, so livestock is renewable)
10. Gold bars → Non-renewable (metal mined from earth, finite supply)

Now let’s group them:

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Renewable Resource:
- Sun
- Water
- Wind
- Tree
- Cow

Non-Renewable Resource:
- Blue crystals (minerals)
- Oil
- Coal
- Flame (assuming natural gas/fossil fuel)
- Gold

*(Note: Some might argue "flame" could be from wood — but in most educational contexts with these icons, flame = fossil fuel energy source. If unsure, check your textbook — but for standard classification here, we’ll put it under non-renewable.)*

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Final Answer:

Renewable Resource:
Sun, Water, Wind, Tree, Cow

Non-Renewable Resource:
Blue crystals, Oil, Coal, Flame, Gold