Special - Natural Energy

What do we do with fossil fuels to create electricity?

• They are burned

• They are frozen

What does non-renewable mean?

• Something that lasts forever

• Something that will eventually run out

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6. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?

• Natural Gas

• Petroleum

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

• require expensive equipment

• take millions of years to replace

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• Solar energy recharges batteries

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

Using the heat from inside the earth to generate electricity is called ______ energy

• Geothermal

• Nuclear

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Which energy uses water held behind a dam?

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric/Hydropower

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Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun?

• Geothermal

• Solar

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Energy produced by burning organic matter such as wood, food scraps, and animal matter is called______________.

• Biomass

• Wind

The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.

Which alternative energy source does this house use?

• Water

• Solar

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