Energy Review

Fossil Fuels are fuels

• formed from the decaying remains of plants only
• formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that were compressed over a short period of time
• formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago
• formed from decaying food

An example of a biofuel is

• gasoline
• oil
• animal waste
• minerals

Geothermal energy is

• heat energy naturally produced in earthquakes
• is heat naturally produced in space
• is heat naturally produced within Earth
• is heat energy naturally produced in the water

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

There are 3 Main Fossil Fuels. We Know Them As --

• Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen
• Cookies, Nutella, Granola
• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
• Canyons, Oceans, Nymph

What is the largest concern we have with adding too much CO₂ to the atmosphere?

• makes too many clouds
• contributes to a warmer planet
• affects our breathing
• disrupts solar energy

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource
• Fossil Fuel
• Forever Fuel

What is a disadvantage for using coal to produce energy

• it is abundant everywhere

• it is not friendly to the environment

• formed over a few years

• you can make more very quickly

Biomass is composed of

• plants, animal waste, and garbage

• radioactive materials

• energy rays from the sun

• nonrenewable products from the Earth.

Which energy source uses turbines that spin in open air?

• nuclear

• hydropower

• solar

• wind