Energy Resources

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

The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.

• coal
• oil
• wind
• natural gas

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

• solar
• wind
• hydroelectric
• nuclear

Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?

• cheap
• potential
• renewable
• chemical 

Energy stored by plants hundreds of millions of years ago that are buried underground are the energy we find in...

• electricity
• fossil fuels
• natural gas

When one large nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei, the process is nuclear _____.

• Fusion
• Fission
• Tracing
• Decay

Based on the data collected, which source of alternative energy is most efficient?

• Coal
• Wind
• Natural gas
• Solar

Why aren't American's roofs crammed with more solar panels?

• They are ugly.

• They are uninformed.

• Expensive start-up cost

• People enjoy paying bills.