Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Renewable Resources

Wind, Water, Sun and Geothermal

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The following are alternative energy sources:

• water

• sun

• coal

• wind

• geothermal (heat from inside the earth)

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Biomass is made from burning...

• crops, coal, and oil

• crops, wood, and animal waste

• wood and natural gas

• wood and plastic

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Solar energy only works if you have ___________.

• solar panels

• a tall building

• a lot of land

• live in a hot enviornment

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Geothermal energy is energy

• that is found in caves.

• that has already been used.

• that is found inside the earth.

• found in space.

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Solar

• Coal

• Natural Gas

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Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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Renewable resources ...

• are not replaceable

• are used more frequently than non renewables

• are never going to run out

• going to run out

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What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

• nuclear power plant

• hydroelectric power plant

• solar station

• coal burning power plant

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A photovoltaic cell captures ____ to be used for power.

• wind

• water

• coal

• sunlight

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What type of power plant uses scraps from farming, waste products and wind to generate electricity?

• Hydroelectric Power Plant

• Geothermal Power Plant

• Biomass Power Plant

• Nuclear Power Plant

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Trees are a renewable resource because ...

• they can be replanted.

• of how big they can grow.

• they burn in forest fires.

• birds live in them.

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What is the best reason to use renewable resources?

• The are inexpensive

• They are always available

• They are expensive

• They create pollution

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__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

• Geothermal
• Hydro
• Wind
• Nuclear

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__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.

• Solar

• Geothermal

• Nucler

• Wind

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Dams are built to harness the power of this renewable resource.

• Sun
• Wind
• Water
• Geothermal

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Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 

• Energy
• Biomass
• Heat
• Nuclear waste

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What is one disadvantage of using solar power?

• It is free

• At night, no power can be made

• It is renewable

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What is one disadvantage of using wind power?

• It is renewable

• The wind is everywhere

• It is not always windy

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Solar power, wind power, and water power are good because...

• they are expensive

• they are not powerful

• they don't create much pollution

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What are non-renewable resources?

• resources that are sustainable

• resources that we can make more of

• resources that will run out

• resources that are easily made

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Which of the following are ONLY fossil fuels?

• coal, wind, solar

• natural gas, coal, oil

• wind, solar, natural gas

• coal, oil, wind

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What is biomass

• a renewable energy

• plants and animals

• rocks and minerals

• anything found in nature

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What are the 4 types of Non-renewable resources?

• Coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power

• solar, wind, hydro, oil

• natural gas, nuclear power, solar, wind

• wind, hydro, nuclear, solar

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What is coal made of?

• renewable resources

• nuclear power fusion

• nuclear fission

• plants that died millions of years ago

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Coal has a high level of which greenhouse gas?

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

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What is another name for oil?

• coal

• natural gas

• nuclear power

• petroleum

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Oil is often used to make what?

• oxygen

• gas

• renewable resources

• solar power

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What are oil and natural gas made from?

• tiny plants and animals that died millions of years ago

• only plants that died millions of years ago

• large dinosaurs that died millions of years ago

• plants and animals from today

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90% of natural gas is composed of what?

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• methane

• propane

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What is nuclear fission?

• nuclei are fused together

• nuclei are set on fire

• nuclei are turned into oxygen

• nuclei are split apart

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Which of the following are Non-Renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)

• coal

• wind

• solar

• nuclear

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Which of the following are Non-Renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)

• coal

• wind

• solar

• nuclear

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One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that

• wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.

• wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.

• wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

• wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Coal

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Natural Gas

• nonrenewable

• renewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Oil

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Sunlight

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Water

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

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Renewable or Nonrenewable: Wind

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

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This energy is from moving air.

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Fossil Fuel Energy

• Biofuel

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This is electrical energy that comes from the force of energy of moving water. It is the most widely used type of renewable energy.

• Coal

• Hydroelectric Power

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

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This is a liquid fuel derived from plant materials.

• wind energy

• biofuel (from biomass)

• geothermal energy

• solar energy

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This is the energy generated in the Earth's core and produces steam and hot water.

• Solar Energy

• Hydroelectric Power

• Fossil Fuels

• Geothermal

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Solar energy is a completely renewable resource.

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

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Fossil Fuels produce carbon dioxide that pollutes the atmosphere.

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

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Nuclear Power can generate high amounts of electrical energy in a single plant.

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

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Biomass requires a lot of space.

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

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Wind energy is pollution free.

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

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Hydropower can have a negative impact on river wildlife.

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

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Geothermal power is geographically limited-not available in many locations.

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

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Fossil Fuels are a nonrenewable resource.

• Advantage

• Disadvantage

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Fossil fuels are

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• living

• recyclable

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• crayon

• tree

• car

• ball

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Water is considered a renewable resource because

• it cannot be cleaned or reused.

• all liquids are renewable.

• it covers most of Earth's surface.

• it is part of a cycle.

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Conservation is

• using a natural resource until it is gone.

• how nonrenewable resources become renewable.

• the process of protecting our natural resources.

• two or more people speaking to each other.

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Which item in the table below belongs in Column B?

• oil

• grass

• fish

• wind

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How can water be conserved in a practical way?

• Drink as little water as you can.

• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth.

• Take a shower or bath only once a month.

• Stop watering the plants in the garden.

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Fossil fuels form when organic matter is buried and then exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they

• take a long time to form.

• are used to produce heat.

• can be found underground.

• form from organic matter.

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All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT

• air

• corn plants

• copper

• animals

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Using public transportation, like trains and buses, rather than cars helps conserve nonrenewable resources because public transportation

• involves using much more paper for printed materials.

• requires the removal of trees to make roads and tracks.

• uses less fossil fuels to move people from place to place.

• helps people that don't own a car.

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A resource is considered renewable if it

• can be created only over millions of years.

• can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time.

• is made of Earth's materials like rocks and minerals.

• is useful to humans in making energy and materials.

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Do Renewable energy sources run out?

• Yes 
• No

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What is a renewable resource?

• An object you can reuse
• An object you cannot reuse
• Fossil fuels
• Oil

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__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

• Geothermal
• Hydro
• Wind
• Nuclear

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__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.

• Solar

• Geothermal

• Nucler

• Wind

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What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products of animals
• Form underground from dead organisms
• Allow energy to pass through them easily
• Replaced in a reasonably short time period

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Oil
• Coal
• Crops
• Natural Gas

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This renewable resource comes from deep within the Earth.

• Biomass
• Geothermal Energy
• Hydropower
• Solar Energy

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This renewable resource is often captured by large panels on rooftops.

• Wind Energy
• Solar Energy
• Geothermal
• Biomass

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Dams are built to harness the power of this renewable resource.

• Sun
• Wind
• Water
• Geothermal

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When energy from the sun is used to heat something directly (with no moving parts), it is called... 

• active solar heating
• passive solar heating
• photovoltaic cells

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What is the term for the technology that generates electricity when sunlight in semiconductors, causing them to move?

• active solar heating
• passive solar heating
• photovoltaic cells

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Hydroelectric dams and tidal power both use what to turn turbines?

• water pumped uphill
• flowing water
• electricity to split water
• steam

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Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 

• Energy
• Biomass
• Heat
• Nuclear waste

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To get wind energy, the kinetic energy is converted into mechanical energy first. True or False

• False
• True

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Wind turbines are used for what purpose in a wind mill

• For giving aesthetic look
• For creating noise pollution
• For rotating and making kinetic energy into mechanical energy
• All the above

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What is one disadvantage of using solar power?

• It is free

• At night, no power can be made

• It is renewable

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What is one disadvantage of using water power?

• Dams are expensive to build

• It creates a lot of electricity

• It is renewable

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What is one disadvantage of using wind power?

• It is renewable

• The wind is everywhere

• It is not always windy

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Solar power, wind power, and water power are good because...

• they are expensive

• they are not powerful

• they don't create much pollution

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Which energy source contributes to air pollution?

• hydropower
• solar
• geothermal
• biomass

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Which of these is a disadvantage of windmills?

• amount of land required
• time to construct one
• the availability of wind
• the location of reliable wind