Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Grade 4 Science Worksheet

Circle the answer.

1. 1.

   Why do engineers often combine solar panels with batteries?

   • batteries make sunlight stronger
   • batteries store daytime energy for use at night
   • batteries let panels work without any sunlight ever
   • batteries turn panels into coal plants
2. 2.

   A town cuts down a forest for firewood and does not replant. What happens to this resource?

   • it becomes a fossil fuel right away
   • it turns into a nonrenewable mineral
   • it is replaced faster than it is used
   • it is used up faster than it is replaced
3. 3.

   Which is a problem with burning coal?

   • it puts smoke and pollution into the air
   • it makes the wind stop blowing
   • it uses up all the sunlight
   • it makes rivers flow faster
4. 4.

   Which energy resource is renewable?

   • wind
   • natural gas
   • oil
   • coal
5. 5.

   A student says, "Natural gas is renewable because it burns cleaner than coal." What is wrong with this idea?

   • natural gas actually burns dirtier than coal does
   • natural gas forms again under the ground every year
   • renewable means it is replaced quickly, not that it is cleaner
   • coal is a renewable resource, so gas is not