Energy Resources

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Why is the Sun considered the ultimate energy source?

• The Sun is the center of our solar system.
• The Sun provides energy for the water cycle and plants.
• The Sun is limited in the amount of energy released daily.
• The Sun rises and sets each day as seen from Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which energy resource, once depleted, is essentially nonrenewable?

• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass
• Wind

Coal, oil, and natural gas are _____ resources created from the remains of early plants and animals.

• natural
• small
• large
• waste

____ is the remains of plants and animals.

• Biomass
• Natural gas
• Geothermal
• Hydropower

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The careful use of a resource is....

• recycling
• pollution
• depositing
• conservation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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

• fossil fuels
• conservation
• natural resources
• nonrenewable