Nonrenewable vs. Renewable resources

Which of these resources are NOT renewable?

• coal

• sunlight

• wind

• biofuel

What is one disadvantage of using fossil fuels?

• They are not an efficient source of energy.

• There is no consumer market for them.

• They are nonrenewable resources/typically contain negative consequences for the environment

• They produce less polluted water than other types of energy.

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Which resource below is RENEWABLE?

• coal

• wind

• oil

• natural gas

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• within the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a _____ power plant.

• biofuel

• geothermal

• nuclear

• natural gas

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__________ convert light from the sun into electricity.

• Wind turbines

• Oil refineries

• Nuclear power plants

• Solar panels

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Which of the following are advantages of wind energy?

• It is a renewable resource

• It is a non-polluting way of generating electricity

• The cost of maintaining wind turbines is very inexpensive

• All of the above

Which of the following is an advantage utlilizing natural gas as a form of energy?

• It must be handled carefully - it is a combustible substance.

• It is a non-renewable energy source

• It typically burns "cleaner" than other fossil fuels

• None of the above

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_________is formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted through heat and pressure over millions of years.

• Natural gas

• Coal

• Radon

• Carbon

Energy that can be replenished at the same rate as it is used (a seemingly endless supply) can be found in ____________________________________________.

• Neither renewable nor non-renewable resources

• A refrigerator

• Renewable resources

• Nonrenewable resources