🌱 Part 1: Understanding Renewable Energy

1. What is renewable energy?

Energy that runs out quickly

Energy from natural resources that won't run out

Energy that costs a lot of money

Energy that only works at night

2. Which of these are types of renewable energy? (Tick all that apply)

Solar energy

Coal

Wind energy

Oil

Hydro energy

Geothermal energy

3. Why is renewable energy better for the environment than fossil fuels?

It's cheaper to buy

It reduces pollution and helps fight climate change

It works faster

It's easier to find

4. Match each renewable energy source with how it works. Draw lines to connect them:

Solar energy

Wind energy

Hydro energy

Geothermal energy

Uses moving water to generate electricity

Uses heat from inside the Earth

Uses sunlight to create electricity

Uses moving air to turn turbines

📝 Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

5. Complete this paragraph about renewable energy using the words from the word bank:

Word Bank: pollution, renewable, fossil fuels, environment, sustainable, natural

_____________ energy comes from _____________ resources that will never run out. Unlike _____________ _____________, renewable energy does not create harmful _____________. This makes it much better for the _____________. Using renewable energy is a _____________ way to power our homes and schools.

6. Why is it important for New Zealand to use renewable energy? Write 2-3 sentences.

7. Name one example of renewable energy that you might see in New Zealand and explain where you might find it: