A lumber company cuts trees faster than young trees can grow back. Are trees a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

A city pumps groundwater faster than rain can refill the aquifer. Is water a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Wind turns turbines on a ridge to make electricity for nearby homes. Is wind a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Sunlight warms solar panels on a school roof during the day. Is sunlight a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Fish in a lake are caught faster than they can reproduce. Are fish a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Coal is burned in a power plant to make electricity. Is coal a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Oil is pumped from deep underground and made into fuel for cars and trucks. Is oil renewable or nonrenewable?

Some homes use natural gas from underground wells for heat. Is natural gas a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Copper is dug from mines and used in electric wires. Is copper a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Iron ore is mined and used to make steel for bridges. Is iron ore a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

During a dry year, farms take river water for irrigation faster than rain and snowmelt refill it. Is water renewable or nonrenewable?

Farmers grow cotton plants and pick the cotton to make cloth. New cotton is planted every year. Is cotton a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Cattle on a ranch eat prairie grass, and the grass grows back every spring. Is the grass a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Aluminum ore is mined and processed to make cans and airplane parts. Is aluminum ore renewable or nonrenewable?

Gold is dug from mines and used to make jewelry and parts for computers. Is gold a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource?

Limestone rock is quarried to make cement for buildings and roads. Is limestone renewable or nonrenewable?

A town collects used soda cans and melts them down to make new cans. What resource does this action conserve?

A student turns off the faucet while brushing teeth. What resource is the student conserving?

A classroom prints on both sides of paper before recycling it. What natural resource does this action conserve?

Volunteers keep trash and extra fertilizer out of streams that flow into a river. What resource are they protecting?

A lake town lets each person catch only a few each day, so enough are left to lay eggs. What resource does this rule conserve?

A farmer uses drip irrigation to send small drops right to plant roots instead of flooding an entire field. What resource does this action conserve?

A city collects old phones so the parts inside them can be used again. What natural resource does this action help conserve?

A family adds insulation so its furnace burns less fuel in winter. The fuel comes through pipes from underground wells. What resource is being conserved?

Park rangers keep hikers on trails so riverbank plants hold the ground in place. What resource does this action conserve?

A community sets aside woodland so animals have space for food, shelter, and raising young. What is the main conservation action?

John Muir wrote and spoke about Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada mountains. What conservation work was he known for?

Theodore Roosevelt, as President, set aside large areas as national forests, parks, and monuments. What action best describes this conservation work?

A store encourages reusable cloth bags so shoppers use fewer single-use paper bags. What natural resource does this conserve?

A town finds that leaky pipes waste water before it reaches homes. What conservation action fits this problem?

A forest is renewable, but loggers cut trees faster than new trees grow. What can happen to the resource?

A town pumps groundwater faster than rain replenishes it. Why does conservation matter in this situation?

Fish are removed from a lake faster than they reproduce. What is the likely effect if the pattern continues?

Coal is a nonrenewable resource. Why is coal hard to replace?

An oil field can be used up by pumping. Why do people conserve oil?

Solar panels use sunlight to make electricity. Why is sunlight still called renewable?

A wind farm makes electricity without burning fuel. Why does this help conserve nonrenewable resources?

Farmers take river water for irrigation faster than the river is refilled during a drought. What problem can result?

A town recycles copper wire from old buildings. Why does this conservation action matter?

A community conserves water, forests, and minerals instead of wasting them. Why can this help future communities?