Energy Sources

Nonrenewable resources are natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced

• True
• False

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Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

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There are 3 Main Fossil Fuels. We Know Them As --

• Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen
• Cookies, Nutella, Granola
• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
• Canyons, Oceans, Nymph

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__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource
• Fossil Fuel
• Forever Fuel

One disadvantage to using coal to produce electricity is that coal -

• forms in a short amount of time.
• is abundant over a wide area.
• is not environmentally friendly.
• is relatively quite affordable.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Look at the graph provided. What percent of the total energy used in the United States in 2009 came from fossil fuels?

• 16%
• 83%
• 46%
• 54%

Which of the following recommendations could a community make to its citizens that would do the most to conserve energy resources?

• Carpool, bicycle, or walk whenever possible
• Keep lighting turned on when they are not in use
• Drivers and all passengers should wear seatbelts
• Recycle papers and plastics whenever possible

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Besides coal and natural gas, another fossil fuel  is

• petroleum/oil
• biomass
• electricity
• uranium

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable  resources because they

• take millions of years to form
• are easily replaced
• are in high demand
• don't pollute the air

All of the following store chemical energy except

• match
• battery
• fossil fuels
• electricity