5th Grade Energy Resource Study Guide

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

Petroleum and natural gas form from...

• strong winds
• cooled magma
• radioactive materials
• remains of plants and animals 

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

 Energy from the sun is known as......... 

• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy
• solar energy
• wind energy

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• milk
• coal
• biomass
• water

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

What is biomass? 

• energy from the sun
• energy from water
• energy from wind
• energy from plant and animal waste

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

What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

• wind
• coal
• biomass
• air

Generators are used to produce electricity from all of these sources EXCEPT _____.

• solar
• wind
• hydroelectric
• nuclear