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.

Fill in the Blank

Why type of renewable energy are trees and biomass?

Trees and biomass are considered to be _________ ___________of renewable energy because they take time to grow and require careful planning to ensure continued supply.

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 Blank

Why is nuclear energy considered to be a nonrenewable resource?

The energy from nuclear fission is potentially limitless, but production is restricted by the limited availability of _____________.

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