WIN: Review of Science 1

Geothermal energy is energy from 

• the sun
• heat from deep in the earth
• wind
• inexhaustable

Alternative energy is

• Generated by natural resources and is renewable
• man made
• nonrenewable
• not helpful to us in Texas

Nonrenewable resources are

• man-made resources
• cannot be replaced quickly
• can be replaced in a short amount of time
• never run out

Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?

• Hydroelectric
• Geothermal
• Biofuels
• Solar

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All of the following are considered alternative energy sources EXCEPT –

• Wind
• Coal
• Biofuel
• Solar

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The poster shown below advertises tours of a power plant.
This power plant produces electricity most likely by using-

• fossil fuels
• biofuels
• solar energy
• geothermal energy

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Which type of alternative energy source is shown in this picture?

• Wind
• Solar
• Hydroelectric
• Geothermal

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Which of the methods of generating electricity does NOT use alternative energy resources? 

• Burning coal in a power plant
• Turbines spinning in dam
• Solar panels taking in light energy 
• Drilling wells to reach hot rocks deep inside the earth 

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Atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a particular place at a particular time

• weather
• climate
• air pressure
• precipitation

The process by which water constantly moves between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere

• weather
• water cycle
• air pressure
• precipitation