6.4 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What is the main source of energy for most natural resources?

• wind

• sun

• Earth

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following--select more than 1 answer--are fossil fuels?

• coal

• oil

• geothermal

• natural gas

Nuclear energy is a ___ resource.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• can be used over and over again

Which nonrenewable resource is made just from plants?

• solar

• natural gas

• oil

• coal

Which of the following natural resources--select more than one--are made from dead plants AND animals?

• biomass

• oil

• natural gas

• geothermal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which renewable energy source gets its energy from the Earth?

• hydropower

• wind

• geothermal

• solar

In a coal-fired energy plant, what is the energy transformation?

• nuclear --> mechanical --> electrical

• chemical --> mechanical --> electrical

• mechanical --> electrical

• electrical --> mechanical --> electrical

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy source?

• solar

• wind

• oil

• biomass

What is another name for oil?

• granite

• nuclear

• coal

• petroleum

How long does it take to "make" fossil fuels?

• hundred years

• millions of years

• a few years

• thousands of years

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1