Alternative Energy

4. Fossil fuels came from the fossilized remains of plants and animals from long ago.

• True
• False

5. The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.

• True
• False

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

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

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

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• wind
• coal
• biomass
• sun

Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?

• cheap
• potential
• renewable
• chemical 

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

• nuclear
• solar
• tidal
• wind

Based on the data collected, which source of alternative energy is most efficient?

• Coal
• Wind
• Natural gas
• Solar

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Biofuel is...

•  Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
• Energy that comes from the Sun
• A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
• Fuel from plant material

Hot water is pumped up from deep inside Earth and is used to heat homes or to generate electricity. This describes...

• biofuels
• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy