Resources and Energy

What is a non-renewable resource?

• a resource that comes from the earth
• a resource that can not be replenished within a human lifetime
• a resource that can be replenished within a human life time
• a resources made by humans

What is a renewable resource?

• a resource that can be replenished within a human life time
• a resource that can not be replenished within a human life time
• a resource that occurs naturally
• a resource made by humans

What is used to make a magnetic field inside a generator?

• wire
• turbine
• magnet
• electricity

What natural resource do hydroelectric plants use?

• oil
• solar energy
• coal
• water

What turns in a wind turbines that helps to create energy?

• shafts in generators
• wind turbines
• power lines
• batteries

Moving a coil of wire inside a magnetic field, or moving a magnet inside a coil of wire, produces...

• fossil fuels.
• heat from splitting atoms.
• an electric current in the wire.
• a magnetic field.

Which answer has the correct order of hydroelectric power?

• electric current produced, water over turbines, generator, magnet surrounding wire
• generator, water over turbines,  electric current produced, magnet surrounding wire
• water over turbines, generator, magnet surrounding wire, electric current produced

What type of fuel is used in nuclear generating stations?

• rods
• uranium
• fuel pellets
• atoms

Which of the following parts is NOT one that wind, hydroelectric and nuclear energy stations use?

• generator
• magnets
• fossil fuels
• wire/coils

Which energy generating station can be considered to be the most dangerous?

• hydroelectric
• wind
• solar
• nuclear