Walsh's Energy Resource Quiz

Coal, gas, and petroleum are all examples of...

• recycled fuels

• fossil fuels

• renewable fuels

• hydroelectric power

_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.

• Solar

• Wind

• Hydroelectric

• Nuclear

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels
• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
  
• Solar energy recharges batteries
• All of them

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A resource that cannot be replaced in a reasonable short period of time is called......

• renewable resource

• non renewable resource

• natural resource

• income resource

RI.4.7: Using the passage and diagram, what kind of resource is being presented?
Falling or flowing water from a big river has a lot of energy. We can harness this by forcing the water through a pipe called a penstock. As the water flows through the pipe it turns the blades of a turbine which spins an electric generator. As long as the water is flowing, the generator will be able to provide electricity. 

• Hydropower
• solor energy
• Fossil Fuel
• Natural resources

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is heat that is harnessed from deep beneath Earth's surface and converted to usable energy?

• Natural Gas

• Oil

• Geothermal

• Coal

What is the splitting of Uranium atoms to release energy?

• Fossil Fuels

• Nuclear Power

• Recycling

• Landfill

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is an energy resource that takes millions of years to form from the remains of plants and animals?

• Classic Resources

• Renewable Resources

• Non-Renewable Resouces

• Fossil Fuels

Which of these is a renewable resource?

• Solar Power

• Nuclear

• Coal

• Natural Gas

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• solar

• wind

• coal

• biomass