Energy Test Review

What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity(water)?

• lots and lots of pollution

• Kills wild bird population

• Radioactive waste

• Increases potential for flooding

If a business is considered to be "green", how could you add to the electrical power system? 

• use hydroelectricity
• add solar panels to roof
• use nuclear power
• use a coal powered generator

Hydropower (Water)

• produces no air pollution

• can be built in any location

• has no construction costs

• uses a nonrenewable resource

Which is an advantage of installing solar panels?

• Reduced amount of air polllution
• High cost to install
• Number of cloudy days
• Use of nonrenewable resources

Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 

• then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
• They can get extremely hot
• Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
• this would destroy fossils

Which of these is a true statement about nuclear power?

• It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

• It doesn't cost a lot of money to build.

• It does not produce radioactive waste.

• It produces very little amounts of energy.

Which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

• Both are renewable resources

• Both require wind in order to work

• Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

• Neither one causes global warming

Which of the following is an advantage of using coal as an energy resource?

• There is not an abundant supply of coal.

• Coal is less expensive than oil.

• Burning coal contributes to global warming.

• Coal can be used to produce electricity.

Why are not American's roofs crammed with more solar panels? 

• They are ugly.
• They are uninformed.
• Expensive start-up cost
• People enjoy paying bills. 

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One problem with ____ energy is that it produces radioactive waste. 

• nuclear
• solar
• tidal
• wind