PS Science Unit 2 Quiz 2 Study Guide

What is an energy source that will never run out?

• nonrenewable energy resource

• fossil fuel

• environment

• renewable energy resource

What is an energy source that will eventually run out?

• nonrenewable energy resource

• fossil fuel

• environment

• renewable energy resource

What is a source of energy that formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago?

• nonrenewable energy resource

• fossil fuel

• environment

• renewable energy resource

What is heat and light energy from the sun?

• nuclear energy

• solar energy

• wind energy

• hydroelectric energy

What is energy from wind?

• nuclear energy

• solar energy

• wind energy

• hydroelectric energy

How do wind and water turbines work?

• They transform electrical energy into energy of motion.

• They transform energy of motion into electrical energy.

• They transform sound energy into electrical energy.

• They transform thermal energy into electrical energy.

Which of the following changes the energy of motion directly into a desired form for practical use?

• A gas cooktop

• A wind turbine

• A nuclear power plant

• A coal-burning power plant

Which of these is a renewable resource used to produce electricity?

• coal

• uranium

• natural gas

• solar energy

How is electricity produced in a nuclear power plant?

• Coal is used to produce electricity.

• Oil is used to produce electricity.

• Uranium reactions are used to produce electricity

• Natural gas is used to produce electricity

Which of these natural resources is renewable?

• coal

• uranium

• natural gas

• wind energy