Energy Resources

Energy Resources

By Jenna Vujic

Multiple Choice

What is an energy resource?

• a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work

• something formed from buried plants and animals

• force that opposes motion

• resource that can never be replaced

Multiple Choice

What changes chemical energy from fossil fuels into electrical energy?

• electric generators

• nuclear fission

• power plants

• windmills

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
• Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
• Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

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Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 

• then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
• They can get extremely hot
• Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
• this would destroy fossils

Multiple Choice

Coal is formed from .....

• decaying plant remains

• hydrogen atoms

• nuclei

• living plants and animals

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What does "clean" mean for energy sources?

• not dirty

• does not create pollution

• creates pollution

• smells good

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What is the disadvantage of coal?

• Air Pollution
• Not much left
• World does not use much
• It is only used to roast hot dogs

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Where does nuclear energy come from?

• Electric generators

• radioactive elements

• fossil fuels

• geothermal energy

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Why is nuclear waste storage such a difficult problem?

• There is simply too much waste to store

• The waste contains highly radioactive elements that will stay dangerous for millenia

• The waste can be manufactured into nuclear weapons

• The waste can be easily and safely incinerated

Multiple Choice

Which of these does not involve converting water to steam to spin a turbine and generate electricity?

• Geothermal

• Coal

• Nuclear

• Solar

Multiple Choice

The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?

• geothermal 
• wind
• nuclear
• natural gas

Multiple Choice

What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?

• lots and lots of pollution

• Kills wild bird population

• Radioactive waste

• Increases potential for flooding

Multiple Select

Wind energy

• is less expensive than fossil fuels

• is difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availability

• is a renewable source of energy

• utilizes small or large areas of land not previously used

Multiple Choice

Which technology converts solar energy into electricity?

• Photovoltaic cells/ Solar panels
  
• Solar still
• Generator
• All of them
  

Multiple Choice

What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

• cheap and a lot pollution
• expensive and a lot of pollution
• cheap and little pollution
• expensive and little pollution

Open Ended

Using only your words and symbols, summarize the text "in your own words". Use at least four sentences and correct basic grammar.