Renewable Energy

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels
• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
  
• Solar energy recharges batteries
• All of them

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_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.

• Solar 
• Wind 
• Hydroelectric 
• water

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Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

• pollution

• energy

• wind

• light

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Which energy uses water held behind a dam?

• Geothermal
• Hydroelectric
• Nuclear
• Solar

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What is a renewable resource?

• A resource you can reuse over and over

• An object you cannot replace

• Fossil fuels

• A resource that has a nearly unlimited supply

Energy produced by burning organic matter such as wood, food scraps, and animal matter is called______________ energy.

• Biomass
• Thermal energy
• Solar
• Wind

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What is a disadvantage of wind power?

• We have too many rainy days in US
• It is not always windy in some places
• Companies charge too much to make the wind blow
• The sun is not always out

Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...

• Hydropower
• Wind Energy
• Geothermal Energy
• Solar Energy

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All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

• Wind

• Coal

• Biomass

• Solar

Wind Energy is...

•  Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
• Energy that comes from the Sun
• A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
• Fuel from plant material

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