Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources (ES 6)

Renewable resources are defined as -

• Being recyclable

• Being able to be remade in a short period of time

• Being able to be remade over a very long period of time

• Always being mined from the Earth

• Producing high levels of carbon dioxide emissions

Which of the following are non-renewable energy sources? (Choose all that apply)

• Biomass

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Petroleum

• Hydrothermal

Which of the following are renewable sources of energy? (Choose all that apply)

• Petroleum

• Hydroelectric

• Solar

• Biomass

• Coal

Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of using solar energy?

• It has potential to kill fish caught in the turbines

• It deposits sediment downstream

• It alters migratory bird routes

• It is influenced by the amount of cloud cover

• It releases high amounts of carbon dioxide when used

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Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of using hydroelectric energy?

• It has potential to kill fish caught in the turbines

• It is a non-renewable resource that is extracted from the ground

• It alters migratory bird routes

• It is influenced by the amount of cloud cover

• It releases high amounts of carbon dioxide when used

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Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of using wind energy? (Choose all that apply)

• It has potential to kill fish caught in the turbines

• The source of energy can sometimes be inconsistent

• It alters migratory bird routes

• It is influenced by the amount of cloud cover

• It releases high amounts of carbon dioxide when used

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Which of the following sources of energy produces the least amount of carbon dioxide and does the least amount of damage to the Earth's atmosphere?

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Biomass

• Solar Energy

• Coal

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One of Virginia's most prominent resources, located in the Appalachian mountains, is -

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Biomass

• Solar Energy

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Which gas is produced by the burning of fossil fuels and associated with global warming?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water Vapor

• Radon

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What is the primary disadvantage of using nuclear energy?

• It releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

• It is associated with fish kills as a result of the spinning of turbines

• It releases water vapor into the atmosphere

• It results in the silting of resources upstream

• It produces radioactive waste which must be properly disposed of since it takes 4.6 billion years to decay

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