Renewable & Nonrenewable Energy

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

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

• Fossil fuels

• biodegradable

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

• natural resources

• pollution

Which human activity would be most likely to have a negative impact on the environment?

• Planting trees to control soil erosion
• Limiting the use of chemicals that kill weeds.
• Stopping the draining of swamps.
• Burning coal and oil to generate electric power.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

What is one example of Biomass?

• Electricity

• Trees

• Wind

• Water

1. What is it called when you generate electricity with a dam and water?

• Geothermal Energy
• Hydroelectric energy
• Radiation energy

Which is the most negative environmental consequences of building dams for hydroelectric power?

• air pollution
• chemical spills 
• water pollution 
• habitat destruction

The careful use of a resource is....

• recycling
• pollution
• depositing
• conservation