Energy Resources

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products

• Form underground from dead organisms.

• Replaced in a short period of time

• Allow energy to pass through them easily

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

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Petroleum and natural gas form from...

• strong winds
• cooled magma
• radioactive materials
• remains of plants and animals 

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Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

The careful use of a resource is....

• recycling
• pollution
• depositing
• conservation

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 Energy from the sun is known as......... 

• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy
• solar energy
• wind energy

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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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The burning of fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide that increases global

• energy.

• biomass.

• warming.

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Energy conservation is important in helping us reduce the rate at which we use... (Hint: Pick the BEST answer)

• all energy resources.

• renewable energy resources.

• nonrenewable energy resources.

transforms kinetic energy into electric energy

• biomass

• wind turbine

• hydroelectric power

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