End of Year Review Energy Unit

__________________ energy is stored energy.

• potential

• mechanical

• kinetic

• gravitational

___________________ energy is the energy of motion.

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Chemical

• Gravitational

When energy is transferred from one type of energy to another type is called ________________.

• energy transformation

• energy resources

• fossil fuels

• renewable energy

The leaves of a plant absorb the sun's energy and convert that energy into a sugar molecule. This is an example of

• mechanical energy transformed into light energy

• light energy transformed into electrical energy

• light energy transformed into chemical energy

• mechanical energy transformed into chemical energy

The three fossil fuels are coal, natural gas, and ______________.

• petroleum (oil)

• geothermal

• wind

• water

Coal, Petroleum (oil), natural gas, and nuclear (uranium) energy are ______________________ resources.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Wind, water, solar, biomass, and geothermal are _________________ resources.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

___________ is a direct result of burning fossil fuels.

• Acid rain

• Erosion

• Geothermal energy

• Groundwater

What is a disadvantage of solar energy?

• It will run out.

• It is not available all the time.

• It is very expensive to get solar energy.

____________________ energy that uses heat from deep underground and is used to create steam that moves turbines and then powers generators.

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric

• Solar

• Biomass