Energy - Renewable and Nonrenewable

Which one of these is not renewable?

• Trees
• Wind
• Solar
• Uranium

What is the disadvantage of coal?

• Air Pollution
• Not much left
• World does not use much
• It is only used to roast hot dogs

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Which one is the cleanest fuel to burn? 

• gasoline
• coal
• natural gas
• wood

Kinetic energy from moving water and 2nd most common renewable energy

• Ethanol

• Biomass

• Biodiesel

• Hydroelectricity

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What kind of environment would have had to existed in the past for an area to have coal today?

• Any environment where a large number of plants and animals died.
• A swamp with many generation of plants that died and couldn't decompose naturally.
• A sea where many plants and animals died and couldn't decompose.
• A desert environment where no living things ever existed. 

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When coal is used by humans, it is typically used to 

• Heat homes directly
• Heat water 
• Generate electricity
• Heat food

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A disadvantage of solar energy is

• that the clouds can block the sunlight

• it is not available at night

• that the clouds can block the sunlight and it is not available at night

• the sun is too hot to be absorbed in solar panels

An example of a biofuel is

• gasoline
• oil
• animal waste
• minerals

What does the term fossil fuel mean?

• A source of energy that can be reused.

• A source of energy that is found in the water.

• A source of energy that is made from renewable energy.

• A source of energy made from the remains of animals from millions of years ago.

How does biomass reduce our carbon footprint by producing less CO2 than fossil fuels?

• Plants absorb the same amount of CO2 that is released when it is burned.
• Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put it permanently into the ground.
• Biomass filters CO2 to make it more environmentally stable.
• Biomass doesn't release any CO2 when burned.