Nonrenewable Energy Sources Tutorial

Nonrenewable Energy Sources Tutorial

Objective: In this lesson, you will describe various sources of nonrenewable energy, such as crude oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium.

Multiple Choice

How are coal types classified?

• color and texture

• carbon content and heat value

• depth from the surface

• sulfur content

Multiple Choice

Which type of crude oil is considered to be the highest quality for gasoline?

• Brent Blend

• West Texas Intermediate

• OPEC

• Blend All crude oil

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Select

What are the 4 major factors used in determining which energy source is used in different areas of the world?

• Affordability

• Ease of obtaining

• Availability

• Reliability

• Sustainability

Multiple Choice

How is natural gas extracted from the earth?

• Drilling

• Mining

• Fracking

• Natural gas is a figment of our imagination

Multiple Choice

All of the following are problems of nuclear energy except ---

• storage of radioactive fuel

• air pollution

• security concerns

• natural disasters (tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.)

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage of nuclear energy?

• radioactive waste has to be stored

• no emissions of CO₂ gases

• it is a nonrenewable resource which will be depleted

• the release of heated water into a lake can cause death to aquatic organisms

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

• wind,solar,geothermal

• oil,coal,natural gas

• wind, biofuels, geothermal

Multiple Choice

An advantage of this nonrenewable energy source is it's reliable during all climates/seasons.

• Solar

• Wind

• Coal

• Biomass

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of this energy source is that it pollutes the air with greenhouse gases such as CO_2, and can cause acid rain...

• hydropwer

• wind

• coal

• solar

Multiple Choice

What energy source is shown in the picture?

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Biomass

Multiple Choice

What energy source is shown in the picture?

• Coal

• Wind

• Nuclear

• Oil

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of this energy source is that it pollutes the air with gases.

• hydropwer

• wind

• coal

• solar

Multiple Choice

The following picture is an example of what energy source?

• Hydro

• Solar

• Coal

• Nuclear

Multiple Choice

Created from the mineral uranium, a nonrenewable energy source.

• Coal

• Nuclear

• Oil

• Natural Gas