Renewable vs Nonrenewable Energy

How can the construction of a dam negatively impact an ecosystem?

• It increases the rate of nutrient deposition from the river to the surrounding area
• The water held in the dam�s reservoir becomes warmer and does not evaporate as well
• Fish cannot move upstream to mate or spawn
• Dams do not negatively impact ecosystems

Which location would make the most sense for a geothermal electricity plant?

• An exceptionally windy area off the coast of Massachusetts
• Along a wide and powerful river flowing through Colorado
• In a hot and dry area like Arizona
• In a volcanically active area like Washington state

Which form of renewable energy does not rely on physically spinning a large turbine to generate electric current?

• Hydrokinetic
• Geothermal
• Wind farms
• Photovoltaic solar cell

A greenhouse is built with clear glass or plastic panels that allow sunlight through; trapping the heat inside

• Active heating solar structure
• Passive heating solar structure
• Photovoltaic cell
• High temperature parabolic collector

What waste product(s) is/are released by hydrogen fuel cell vehicles?

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor
• Carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide
• Carbon dioxide only
• Water vapor only

_____ are formed by natural processes such as decomposition of buried organisms. Examples include coal, oil, natural gas, and petroleum.

• geofuels
• renewable sources
• conservation
• fossil fuels

Solar energy is energy from the _____________.

• Moon
• Stars
• Wind
• Sun

Wind energy is a ____________ resource.

• nonrenewable
• renewable
• hydroelectric
• solar

_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.

• Solar 
• Wind 
• Hydroelectric 
• water

Energy produced by burning organic matter such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol is called______________ energy.

• Biomass
• Thermal energy
• Solar
• Wind