Renewable Energy

What is the ultimate source of energy for these natural resources: wind, hydroelectric, and biofuels?

• electricity

• the sun

• the atom

• The Earth

Electrical energy is useful for humans because it is a form of energy that can be used to do work. Which is the best example of electricity doing work?

• Electricity flows from a power plant up to a transformer on a power line.

• You flip a switch in your room, and electricity flows to a fan, causing it to turn.

• Electricity flows from the power line outside your house to a circuit breaker and into an inlet.

• A transformer inside your house converts high-voltage electricity into voltage used by devices in your home.

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Compare solar energy to coal as an energy resource.

• Solar energy can be renewed and coal can not.

• Solar energy is limited but there is a lot of coal underground.

• Solar energy can not produce as much energy as coal.

• Solar energy takes longer to produce energy than coal.

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What is the reason for increasing the use of renewable sources of energy such as wind energy and hydro-power over fossil fuels?

• Fossil fuels are plentiful and easy to replace.

• Fossil fuels cause pollution on burning.

• Renewable energy sources are hard to use.

• Renewable energy sources are uniformly available.

Which of the following are NOT a renewable energy source?

• geothermal

• wind

• coal

• solar

Which structure is used by humans to capture and use sunlight as an energy source?

• cranes

• dams

• turbines

• solar cells

Why are nonrenewable resources NOT able to be replenished quickly?

• The resources are easily made by humans each year.

• The resources are only used once.

• There are no cycles to develop them.

• It takes a long, geologic time to develop them.

A ____________ is a resource that can be replenished through a natural cycle and over a reasonable amount of time.

• mineral

• fossil fuels

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

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The difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources is that ___________________.

• A renewable resource can be used in their natural state , but nonrenewable resources need to be processed.

• renewable resources will someday run out, but nonrenewable resources will not run out if used wisely.

• renewable resources come from nonliving things, but nonrenewable resources come from living things

• renewable resources will not run out if used wisely, but nonrenewable resources will someday run out.

There are many ways to create electricity. All of the ways listed below will work. Choose the way that uses only renewable resources.

• John uses a gasoline engine in a generator to create electricity.

• Mary uses a paddle wheel set in a fast river to create electricity.

• Berry uses uranium in nuclear reactors to create electricity.

• Tonya uses a fuel oil furnace and steam to create electricity.