Energy resources

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.

Which of the following energy resources is nonrenewable?

• Biomass
• Geothermal
• Fossil Fuel
• Hydropower

____ is the remains of plants and animals.

• Biomass
• Natural gas
• Geothermal
• Hydropower

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Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

• They are limitless

• They exist in many places on Earth.

• They are originally from once-living things.

• They take millions of years to form.

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.

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels

• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

• Solar energy recharges batteries

• All of them

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.

Some power plants pump water down deep holes into hot rock. The hot rock heats the water, which turns the water into steam. The steam rushes back to Earth’s surface and is used to make electricity. This plant is generating which alternative energy resource?

• biomass
• wind
• solar energy
• geothermal energy

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What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products
• Form underground from dead organisms.
  
• Replaced in a short period of time
• Allow energy to pass through them easily

A hydroelectric power plant generates electricity by using the energy of which of the following?

• Blowing wind
• Organic material
• Moving water
• Earth’s core