Ch. 7 Review

Which is NOT a nonrenewable resource?

• coal

• natural gas

• hydroelectricity

• oil

Which is true of renewable resources?

• They are limited in nature and can be used up.

• Oil, solar energy, and natural gas are examples.

• Most of the energy humans use comes from renewable resources.

• Some resources that are renewable can be limited in their renewability.

Which is an example of passive solar heating

• a person getting into a warm car that has been sitting outside in the sun

• using solar cells to generate electricity to warm a building

• sunlight coming through a kitchen window and warming a cat laying on the floor

• two of the answer choices

Why are wind turbines beneficial?

• They take up little space and generate a lot of energy.

• The price of building these wind mills has increased making them more efficient.

• They can get rid of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

• Wind energy does not need to be converted to electrical energy.

Which is NOT a benefit of hydroelectricity?

• Dams are inexpensive to operate.

• It does not release pollutants that cause acid precipitation.

• Dams can make farmland less productive.

• Dams last longer than fossil-fuel powered plants.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Geothermal heat pumps are used to regulate house temperatures. In summer, the ground is ________ than the air and fluids can _______ the home.

• warmer, cool

• cooler, cool

• cooler, warm

• warmer, warm

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following does NOT describe a step in coal formation?

• tiny marine organisms accumulate on the ocean floor

• swamps are repeatedly covered with sediment

• heat and pressure compress layers of sediment

• coal develops in Earth’s crust

Which fossil fuel produces the least amount of pollutants when it is burned?

• oil

• natural gas

• coal

• it cannot be determined

The Chernobyl plant in Ukraine is an example of what can go wrong with _______ energy.

• nuclear

• geothermal

• solar

• hydroelectric

All fossil fuel sources are abundant in nature.

• true

• false

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2