Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Resources

A resource in which the energy can be replaced as quickly as it is used up is known as:

• renewable energy resource

• nonrenewable energy resource

• energy conversion

A resource in which the energy cannot be replaced as quickly as it is used up is known as:

• renewable energy resource

• nonrenewable energy resource

• energy conversion

Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy resource?

• coal

• oil

• wind

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable energy resource?

• sun

• natural gas

• water

What is the function of solar panels?

• They convert wind energy into electrical energy

• They convert light energy into electrical energy

• They convert electrical energy into light energy

What is the function of wind turbines?

• They convert light energy into electrical energy

• They convert electrical energy into heat energy

• They convert wind energy into electrical energy

What is the function of a dam?

• It converts the energy in moving water to electrical energy

• It converts light energy into electrical energy

• It converts electrical energy into light energy

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What is an advantage of using renewable energy resources?

• They can run out

• They are clean energy and do not pollute the environment

• They depend on weather conditions

A fossil fuel that is formed from the remains of tiny sea plants and animals that died 300-400 million years ago is:

• natural gas

• water

• wind

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What is a disadvantage of nonrenewable energy resources?

• They are clean energy

• They depend on weather conditions

• Once they are used, they need millions of years to form