Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy source

• Solar
• Wind
• Fossil Fuel
• Geothermal

Which of the following is NOT a nonrenewable energy source (fossil fuel)?

• Coal
• Tidal
• Oil
• Natural Gas

Geothermal energy . . .

• can only use heated water once
• can run out in the future
• is created from water heated from the Earth's interior
• plants are normally built anywhere

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Windpower is an advantageous source of renewable energy because . . .

• it doesn't create greenhouse gases
• it is inexpensive to build the wind farms
• wind is available everywhere in the world
• wind energy provides about 2% of Denmark's power

Which fossil fuel is a liquid?

• Coal
• Natural Gas
• Oil

When energy is generated from the burning of wood or other organic matter, we call it_______.

• Solar Energy
• Biomass Energy
• GeoThermal Energy
• Tidal Energy

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar energy?

• It only works near volcanoes.
• It works only during windy days.
• It is costly to buy the panels.
• The sun generates too much energy.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using fossil fuels. 

• They are very expensive
• Fossil fuels are easy to get
• They release Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the air
• They will never run out

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Fuels formed from decaying remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago

• conservation
• hydroelectric power
• nonrenewable resources
• fossil fuels

Uranium (nuclear energy) is a 

• Nonrenewable energy source
• Renewable energy source

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