Nonrenewable Energy

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Solar power ​

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Natural gas ​

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Biomass energy​

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Uranium​ ​

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Coal​

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Look carefully at the previous slide. How much of US energy came from using fossil fuels?

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a disadvantage to using fossil fuels as a source of energy?

• they generate air pollutants (like SOx, Nox, and PM)

• they are nonrenewable

• they create radioactive waste that mutates DNA

• they release greenhouse gases that trap the sun's heat

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Click on all the fossil fuels:

• uranium

• coal

• natural gas

• petroleum

• water vapor

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Uranium is used to make electricity through

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Multiple Choice

Nuclear fission occurs in nuclear power plants. What is NOT generated within the power plant?

• heat

• carbon dioxide

• electricity

• water vapor

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Natural resources don't have to be used for making energy. They can have other purposes, like construction. Which of these renewable resources do humans have the potential to destroy or ruin?​

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trees

wind

solar

all of these

copper

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Which renewable resource is considered the slowest to regenerate?​

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When a dam is built across a

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, a large​

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is formed, altering the flow of water and changing the​

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for freshwater organisms.

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river

reservoir

habitat

pond

niche

population

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Which is NOT an advantage to using dams to generate hydroelectric power?

• Reduce risk of flooding

• No greenhouse gas emissions

• Initial high start-up costs

• Water is a renewable resource

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Match these solar-related terms with their descriptions:

• Generating electricity or heat using special equipment, like solar panels

• Warming a home without using any special technology

• A small device that can convert the sun's energy into electricity or heat

• A larger device made of many solar cells

• Landfills, grazing ranchland, parking lots, and roofs

Active Solar

Passive Solar

PV Cell

Solar Panel

Locations for Solar Arrays

• Active Solar

• Passive Solar

• PV Cell

• Solar Panel

• Locations for Solar Arrays

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Solar power is limitless

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Generating solar power can cost quite a bit of money at first​

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Solar panels take up a lot of space​

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No greenhouse gases or air pollutants are released when generating solar power​

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Building solar panels can create pollution & uses nonrenewable resources​

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Multiple Choice

One downside to building wind turbines is the noise,

• but in reality, most people who live near wind farms don't hear much of anything

• which can cause hearing loss to the people who live nearby

• which can kill birds, as well as harming people & other wildlife

• which is why almost all wind farms are built far out in the ocean

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Which of these is a major advantage of using wind turbines to generate electricity?

• No birds are killed

• No greenhouse gases are released

• Not much land is needed

• They can be efficient anywhere

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Which of these is NOT a similarity between using wind turbines and using solar panels to generate electricity?

• lots of space is needed

• the resource is renewable & limitless

• some locations are much better than others

• only a small amount of air pollutants are released during use

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Geothermal energy uses the Earth's heat stored

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to create electricity or heat homes.

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far below the surface

just below the surface

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Because New Jersey is located far from tectonic plate boundaries, it ​

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an ideal place for building a geothermal power plant.

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Ethanol (made from corn) and Biodiesel (made from vegetable oil) are examples of biofuels.  Biofuels are primarily used for

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heating homes

generating electricity

industrial manufacturing

powering vehicles

Multiple Choice

All of the biomass sources of energy are PLANTS.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a good source of energy for the country of Iceland?

• Solar Power

• Wind Power

• Hydropower

• Geothermal Power

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What type of biome is Iceland?

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tundra

taiga

prairie

polar ecosystem

Multiple Choice

Which of these sources of electricity does NOT involve a spinning turbine attached to a generator?

• Hydropower

• Solar power

• Geothermal power

• Nuclear power

Multiple Choice

Which is the primary concern with the use of fossil fuels to generate energy?

• The air pollution that is released & harms human health

• The relatively small supply that is left on Earth

• The release of greenhouse gases that cause climate change

• All of these

Multiple Choice

The phrase "Save Energy, Save Money, Save the Earth" primarily emphasizes:

• Personal consumption of goods

• New technology

• Preserving habitats

• Economic benefits

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Energy conservation can be achieved by:

• Reducing electricity usage

• Increasing fossil fuel consumption

• Expanding industrial production

• Eliminating renewable energy sources