Renewable vs Non-Renewable Resources worksheet - Free Printable

I will solve this problem by identifying each resource in the image and classifying it as either Renewable or Non-Renewable based on its properties.

Step 1: Identify all the resources shown in the image

First, I need to carefully examine all the pictures at the bottom of the worksheet. I'll list them out:

- Sun (solar energy)
- Crystals/Minerals (likely representing minerals or gemstones)
- Water faucet (representing water)
- Oil barrel (labeled "OIL")
- Cloud with wind (representing wind energy)
- Tree (representing forests/timber)
- Coal (black rocks)
- Flame (representing natural gas or fire)
- Cow (representing livestock/animal products)
- Gold bars (representing gold/minerals)

Step 2: Classify each resource as Renewable or Non-Renewable

Now I'll classify each resource based on whether it can be replenished naturally within a human timescale (renewable) or is finite and cannot be replenished (non-renewable).

Renewable Resources:
- Sun (solar energy) - continuously available
- Water - part of the water cycle, constantly replenished
- Wind (cloud with wind) - naturally occurring and continuous
- Tree (forests) - can be replanted and regrown
- Cow (livestock) - can be bred and raised sustainably

Non-Renewable Resources:
- Crystals/Minerals - finite geological resources that take millions of years to form
- Oil - fossil fuel formed over millions of years, finite supply
- Coal - fossil fuel, finite supply
- Flame (natural gas) - fossil fuel, finite supply
- Gold bars - mineral resource, finite supply

Step 3: Complete the classification table

Based on my analysis, I can now fill in the table:

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

Non-Renewable Resource:
- Crystals/Minerals
- Oil
- Coal
- Natural Gas (flame)
- Gold

This classification is based on the fundamental definition that renewable resources can be replenished naturally within a human timescale, while non-renewable resources are finite and cannot be replaced once depleted.