Let’s go step by step to sort each resource into the correct category:
Renewable Resources or
Non-Renewable Resources.
First, remember:
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Renewable resources are those that can be replaced naturally in a short time — like sunlight, wind, water, or trees (if we plant more).
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Non-renewable resources take millions of years to form and once used up, they’re gone for good — like oil, coal, natural gas, and minerals.
Now let’s look at each item:
1.
Wind → Comes from air moving. It never runs out.
✔ Renewable
2.
Wood → Comes from trees. If we cut down trees but also plant new ones, it can come back.
✔ Renewable
3.
Oil → Formed from ancient dead plants/animals over millions of years. Can’t be made again quickly.
✘ Non-Renewable
4.
Coal → Also formed over millions of years from buried plants. Once burned, it’s gone.
✘ Non-Renewable
5.
Water → Part of the water cycle — evaporates, rains, flows again. As long as Earth has weather, it renews.
✔ Renewable
6.
Solar Energy → From the sun. The sun will keep shining for billions of years.
✔ Renewable
7.
Minerals → Like rocks and metals dug from underground. They don’t grow back.
✘ Non-Renewable
8.
Natural Gas → Found underground with oil. Takes millions of years to form.
✘ Non-Renewable
Now let’s group them:
✔ Renewable Resources: Wind, Wood, Water, Solar Energy
✘ Non-Renewable Resources: Oil, Coal, Minerals, Natural Gas
Final Answer:
Renewable Resources: Wind, Wood, Water, Solar Energy
Non-Renewable Resources: Oil, Coal, Minerals, Natural Gas
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of renewable non renewable resources worksheet.
