Renewable Energy

____________________ is energy that can be replaced as quickly as it is used.

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• nuclear

• kinetic

__________________________ energy is a resource that can NEVER be used up.

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• inexhaustible

• potential

_____________________ energy comes from underground pockets of hot water.

• hydroelectric

• nuclear

• solar

• geothermal

What percentage of energy used in the U.S. comes from renewable energy?

• 5%

• 10%

• 50%

• 80%

____________________ energy is created by transforming radiant energy from the sun.

• geothermal

• biomass

• solar

• nuclear

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Energy created from wood, peat moss, and manure is called __________________ energy.

• biomass

• geothermal

• natural

• solar

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_________________________ is created when the kinetic energy from falling water is converted into electricity.

• geothermal energy

• biomass energy

• wind energy

• hydroelectricity

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True or false:

The use of renewable energy is better for the environment than using nonrenewable energy.

• True

• False

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Which one of these is NOT a type of renewable energy?

• solar

• wind

• biomass

• nuclear

Which one of these types of energy do we have an inexhaustible supply of?

• hydroelectricity

• solar

• geothermal

• biomass