Year 9 Science · Unit 3 · Lesson 13

Non-Renewable Energy Sources

Foundation Worksheet

Name
Date
Class

Learning Goals

Warm Up

True or False? Fix the false ones

Circle T or F for each statement. If the statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line below.

Coal is a renewable energy source because new forests grow back after logging.

Correct it:

T
F

Nuclear power plants produce CO₂ directly during the generation of electricity.

Correct it:

T
F

Australia exports more coal than it uses for domestic electricity generation.

Correct it:

T
F

Natural gas burns cleaner than coal and produces less CO₂ per unit of energy.

Correct it:

T
F

Your Turn

Sort it!

Write each energy source from the pool into the correct column. Then at the bottom, identify the TWO non-renewable sources that produce the highest CO₂ emissions.

Coal Solar Wind Nuclear Oil Hydroelectric Natural gas Bioenergy

Renewable

Non-Renewable

Which TWO non-renewable sources produce the highest CO₂ emissions when used to generate electricity?

Show What You Know

1. What does "non-renewable" mean? Use coal as an example in your answer.

Recall 2 marks

2. Give ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of using nuclear energy compared to coal for electricity generation.

Recall 2 marks

Wrap Up

In one sentence, what was the main idea of this lesson?

HSCScience · Year 9 Science · Unit 3 · Lesson 13 · Foundation Worksheet