Science Form 3_Chap 6.1 Generation of Electricity

Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?

• nuclear
• biomass
• geothermal
• hydropower

What form of energy gets its energy from burning fuel or the acid in batteries?

• mechanical
• chemical
• electrical
• thermal

Thermal energy has to do with __.

• motion
• light
• electrical current
• heat

Fossil fuels are __.

• coal, petroleum, biomass

• natural gas, hydropower, nuclear

• coal, petroleum, natural gas

• petroleum, wind, geothermal

True or False:  Renewable energy takes millions of years to renew.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which nonrenewable resource is made from dead plants?

• natural gas
• coal
• nuclear
• oil

Geysers and volcanoes are examples of __

• hydropower
• natural gas
• geothermal
• biomass

Burning fire is an example of __ energy.

• electrical
• mechanical
• nuclear
• chemical

Kinetic and potential energy are examples of __ energy.

• nuclear
• mechanical
• electrical
• thermal

Turbines are used to collect energy from __ and is a __ resource.

• hydropower, renewable
• hydropower, nonrenewable
• wind, renewable
• wind, nonrenewable