Renewable, Nonrenewable, and Alternative Resources

Vocabulary flashcards defining renewable, nonrenewable, and alternative resources and their specific examples based on lecture notes.

Renewable Resources

Resources that are naturally replaced or replenished on a human timeline and can be used over and over again, such as solar, wind, water, trees/forests, plants, animals, and geothermal energy.

Nonrenewable Resources

Resources that take more than a human lifetime to be replenished and will run out if not used wisely, including fossil fuels, minerals, and uranium.

Alternative Resources

Newer or different sources of energy that are often cleaner and more reliable than existing resources, helping reduce pollution, greenhouse gases, and reliance on fossil fuels.

Fossil Fuels

Examples of nonrenewable resources that include coal, oil, and natural gas.

Minerals

Examples of nonrenewable resources listed as gold, silver, and copper.