Chapter 10 Science

__________ are non-renewable resources, such as soil, natural gas, and coal, that are made from the remains of organisms.

• renewable

• fossil fuels

• uranium

• iron

What is one disadvantage of using fossil fuels? What is being done to decrease this disadvantage?

• Disadvantage limited and cause pollution

• what is being done cars are being built with less fuel and cause less pollution

• what is being is there making electricity

• a disadvantage is there are cloudy days

Wind water and the sun are _______ energy sources

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• electricity

• gravel

Windmills produce the greatest amount of energy when the blades move _____________.

• Slowly

• West

• Quickly

• North

Why is solar power limited?

• Its limited because electricity will run out

• Its limited because solar energy is not renewable

• It's not available at night or cloudy days

• its limited because it hurts plants

Hydroelectric power plants produce energy by ____________.

• Solar energy

• pollution

• electricity

• Using moving water

What advantage does geothermal energy have over wind energy?

• It can make energy faster

• It can always make electricity

• It can help plants and animals

• It can make uranium

Nuclear power plants use _________ to make steam to produce electricity.

• fossil fuels

• iron

• uranium

• gravel

Name two uses of mineral resources

• wood- used to make tables

• gravel-used to build homes

• dirt- used to make hills

• iron- used to make steel for cars

How can soil damage be prevented?

• by planting more crops in a area.

• Using no soil at all

• by planting less crops in one area.

• Just not planting at all