Energy Resources

Wind energy 

• is less expensive than fossil fuels
• is difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availability
• is a renewable source of energy
• utilizes small or large areas of land not previously used

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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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Hydropower 

• produces no air pollution
• can be built in any location
• has no construction costs
• uses a nonrenewable resource

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Which is an advantage of installing solar panels?

• Reduced amount of air polllution

• High cost to install

• Not as useful on cloudy days

• Use of nonrenewable resources

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.

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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

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

Which of the following is NOTa fossil fuel?

• Hydrogen

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Oil

The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.

• coal
• oil
• wind
• natural gas