LT 7.3 - Resources

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

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

Which energy resource, once depleted, is essentially nonrenewable?

• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass
• Wind

The type of energy that cattle create is ________?

• biomass

• solar

• wind

• nuclear

What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

• wind
• coal
• biomass
• air

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

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

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

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

Coal is a fossil fuel that is formed from...

• Water eroding the land
• Meteors hitting Earth.
• Repeated volcanic eruptions.
• The decay of dead plants and animals