Energy Resources

Wind energy 

• is less expensive than fossil fuels
• is difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availability
• is a renewable source of energy
• utilizes small or large areas of land not previously used

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Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Coal - What do these items have in common?

• They are examples of inexhaustible energy resources.
• They are examples of renewable energy resources.
• They are examples of energy resources that do not cause pollution.
• They are examples of nonrenewable energy resources.

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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

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Hydropower 

• produces no air pollution
• can be built in any location
• has no construction costs
• uses a nonrenewable resource

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Which of the following is NOTa fossil fuel?

• Alcohol
• Coal
• Natural Gas
• Oil

Oil, natural gas, and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.

• fossil fuels
• conservation
• natural resources
• nonrenewable

Oil, natural gas, and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.

• fossil fuels
• conservation
• natural resources
• nonrenewable

Fossil Fuels are formed...

• From the remains of organisms
• By high winds and temperatures
• In shallow areas over short period of time.
• In shallow areas over short periods of time.

Coal is a fossil fuel that is formed from...

• Water eroding the land
• Meteors hitting Earth.
• Repeated volcanic eruptions.
• The decay of dead plants and animals

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

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