1. to answer the questions that follow, use this list of some natural resources that humans use. • bamboo and fast-growing trees • coal • natural gas • solar power • wind power a) for each listed resource, state if it is a renewable resource or nonrenewable resource. b) pick one renewable resource from the list and explain why it is considered renewable. c) pick one nonrenewable resource from the list, tell how it is used for energy, and explain why it is considered nonrenewable.

A. Bamboo and fast-growing trees – Renewable
Coal- Non-renewable
Natural gas- Non-renewable
Solar power- Renewable
Wind power- Renewable
B. Solar power is a renewable resource. It cannot be exhausted unlike fossil fuels. Solar energy from the sun is a free source of energy and is sustainable as well as it does not emit any greenhouse gases when producing electricity.
C. Coal is a non-renewable source of energy along with crude oil and natural gas. These are fossil fuels formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. They are completely exhaustible and their stock is limited.