Alternative Energy

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

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

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All of the following are considered alternative energy sources EXCEPT –

• Wind
• Coal
• Biofuel
• Solar

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Which alternative energy source is generated beneath Earth’s crust and can be used to heat buildings?

• Hydroelectric energy
• Geothermal energy
• Wind energy
• Solar energy

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Biofuel is...

•  Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
• Energy that comes from the Sun
• A source of non- renewable energy
• Fuel from plant material

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As water flows through a dam, a generator is turned and creates enough electricity for thousands of homes. This describes...

• solar energy

• hydroelectric energy

• geothermal energy.

• potential energy

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

• fossil fuels
• cheap
• natural resources
• nonrenewable

Fossil fuels are a major source of air pollution and therefore, a major contributor to _____________________!

• ozone hole

• global warming

• skin cancer

• radiation

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Why are fossil fuels more widely used than solar energy?

• Solar energy is harder to find
• Fossil fuels are much cheaper
• Fossil fuels are more abundant
• The sun's energy can never be harnessed

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Which of the methods of generating electricity does NOT use alternative energy resources? 

• Burning natural gas in a power plant
• Turbines spinning in dam
• Solar panels taking in light energy 
• Drilling wells to reach hot rocks deep inside the earth 

Wind energy is

• generated from moving water

• moving air that generates electricity

• comes from plant material

• comes from inside the earth

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