Renewable & Nonrenewable Energy

Renewable energy means we will not run out.

• True
• False

Solar energy is 

• Energy from the uneven heating of the earth.
• Energy from burning fossil fuels.
• Energy from the sun.
• Energy from turbines.

Which energy uses water held behind a dam?

• Geothermal
• Hydroelectric
• Nuclear
• Solar

Energy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is called

• Geophysical
• Geography
• Geothermal
• Geographic

Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 

• Energy
• Biomass
• Heat
• Nuclear waste

Most forms of renewable energy produce a small amount of pollution from the generators that help to produce electricity. Which form of energy below does not use a turbine and generator for electricity?

• Hydroelectric
• Wind
• Solar
• Coal

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Nuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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. 

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

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