CLASS - 5 // SUBJECT - SST // LESSON – 14// RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES//
LESSON – 14
RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE
RESOURCES
1. Define natural
resource.
Many things are found in nature. Some of them are directly
used by us whereas some of them are processed to produce various utility
products. These are called natural resources.
2. What are renewable
resources?
Some natural resources are available in plenty in nature. They
never get exhausted. For example, air, water, soil, plants, animals, solar
energy and wind energy. These are called renewable resources.
3. Comment on
non-renewable resources?
Some minerals and fossil fuels are available in limited
quantities in nature. They include petroleum coal and minerals like iron,
copper, aluminium etc. these resources are called non-renewable or exhaustible resources
because they will be finished, if used unwisely.
4. What are the uses of
solar energy?
It is used for street lighting, water heaters and cookers
based on solar energy have become quite popular. Solar energy is also used to
pump water for irrigation and drinking.
5. How is coal formed?
Coal is black in colour and is formed over a long period of
time from the remains of plants and animals. It is used to produce energy.
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