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How do renewable and nonrenewable resources differ?

Renewable resources are artificial.

Nonrenewable resources are artificial.

Renewable resources replenish within our lifetime.

Nonrenewable resources replenish within our lifetime.

Which scenario describes a renewable resource being used for energy?

A factory fuels its furnaces with coal.

A turbine creates electricity using a gasoline-powered motor.

A school heats its classrooms with a natural gas furnace.

A power company generates electricity using a river’s current.

Which statement describes renewable resources?

Fossil fuels are a type of renewable resource.

Renewable resources are artificial.

Renewable resources replenish quickly.

Large quantities of renewable resources can be produced at once.

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