P3 Energy Resources Combined Sci Knowledge Checker

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?

• a.  They can never be replaced.
• a.  They cannot be easily replaced.
• a.  They can be recycled.
• a.  They can be made in factories.
  

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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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Use the diagram to put the steps below in the correct order to describe how electrical energy is generated in an electrical power plant.

1. Electricity is generated.
2. Magnet spins between wire coils.
3. Water is heated and changes to steam.
4. Steam makes turbine spin.
5. Fossil fuel is burned.

• Steps 1, 3, 4, 2, then 5.

• Steps 5, 2, 4, 3, then 1.

• Steps 5, 3, 4, 2, then 1.

• Steps 1, 2, 4, 3, then 5.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Nuclear

Which of the following is not used as a fuel in nuclear power stations?

• Plutonium

• Uranium

• Platinum

What phrase means that the carbon taken in by the living organism can balance the amount released when the biofuel is burnt?

• Carbon-positive

• Carbon-negative

• Carbon-neutral

• Carbon-zero

What type of renewable energy is this?

• Solar

• Hydroelectric

• Wind

• Tidal