Energy Resources A

Stored energy in water behind a dam falls and changes into mechanical energy that turns a turbine that turns coils in a generator that produces electrical energy.  What is this?

• Fossil Fuel Power Plant
• Nonrenewable Power Plant
• Nuclear Power Plant 
• Hydroelectric Power Plant

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

• They are examples of nuclear 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

What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

• wind
• coal
• biomass
• air

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Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

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 are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Biomass, and Gasoline

• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

• Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

• Coal, Petroleum, Geothermal

Why is burning fossil fuels harmful?

• then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all

• They can get extremely hot

• Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air

• They are expensive to burn