Energy Resources

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products
• Form underground from dead organisms.
  
• Replaced in a short period of time
• Allow energy to pass through them easily

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

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Petroleum and natural gas form from...

• strong winds
• cooled magma
• radioactive materials
• remains of plants and animals 

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Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

 Energy from the sun is known as......... 

• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy
• solar energy
• wind energy

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The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?

• geothermal 
• wind
• nuclear
• natural gas

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Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• milk
• coal
• biomass
• water

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

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What is biomass? 

• energy from the sun
• energy from water
• energy from wind
• energy from plant and animal waste

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Which of these is a true statement about nuclear power?

• It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

• It doesn't cost a lot of money to build.

• It does not produce radioactive waste.

• It produces very little amounts of energy.

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