Unit 3a Quiz: Resources for Electricity

Wind energy is

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Nuclear energy is

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Geothermal energy is

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Heat from inside the Earth is used to create electricity.

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

• water energy

• biomass energy

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A resource that is used faster than it is replaced is known as

• renewable

• nonrenewable

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Fossil fuels are

• renewable

• nonrenewable

Landscaping is which form of solar energy?

• active solar energy

• passive solar energy

Which energy source does NOT use turbines?

• wind
• hydropower
• solar
• nuclear

Which of the following statements regarding US energy consumption is true?

• Residential customers consumed more energy every year from 2015 to 2019.

• Commercial users consumed less energy in the second half of 2019 than in the first half of 2016

• Residential customers consumed less energy in the first half of 2019 than in the first half of 2015.

• Commercial users consumed less energy in 2018 than 2017.

Which of the following statements was true about US energy consumption in 2018?

• The United States got most of its electricity from renewable resources.

• Nuclear was the #1 resource for electricity.

• The United States got most of its electricity from fossil fuels.

• Solar energy was consumed more than wind energy.