Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Front

What is one benefit of using renewable resources to produce energy?

Back

Renewable resources cannot be used up permanently.

Front

Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Gasoline is used to fuel a car.
• Sunlight is used to heat a home.
• Water is released through a dam.
• Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

Back

Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

Front

Which energy source is the United States in danger of depleting first?

Back

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Front

The table shows the percentages of coal usage in the years 1990 and 1997.
Which conservation method would result in the change indicated by the data? Options: recovering, recycling, reducing, reusing

Back

reducing

Front

What immediate impact will an increase in the consumption of coal have on the environment?

Back

an increase in greenhouse gas emissions

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Front

Which two natural resources are matched correctly with their environmental impacts in the table? Options: timber and freshwater, coal and timber, coal and solar energy, freshwater and solar energy

Back

coal and timber

Front

In a city, home-heating from coal and local timber increased by 30% in a single year. As a result, which direct impact to the local environment will most likely happen?

Back

Carbon dioxide concentrations in the air will increase.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Front

Which conservation example demonstrates resource recycling? Options: using solar heaters to keep houses warm, using a plastic grocery bag more than once, transforming used glass or plastic bottles into new products, riding a bike to school or work instead of driving a car

Back

transforming used glass or plastic bottles into new products

Front

Which student's example can be described as reusing a resource? Options: Katy, Mike, Roy, Shawna

Back

Roy

Front

Which activities will help to control global warming?

Back

1, 2, and 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5