Energy Resources Review

What is an energy resource?

• an object that is used to destroy energy

• substances that are used to locate fossil fuels

• objects that require energy

• substances that can be used as sources of energy

What is one disadvantage of using nonrenewable resources?

• Nonrenewable resources can cause pollution when they are burned

• Nonrenewable resources are extremely difficult to transport

• Nonrenewable resource supplies can be replenished quickly

• Nonrenewable resources are very expensive

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What is one disadvantage of using renewable resources?

• Renewable resources produce very little waste products so they are clean for the environment

• Renewable resources are not able to be used in all locations

• Renewable resource supplies can be replenished quickly

• Renewable resources are very inexpensive and easy to transport

How are fossil fuels formed?

• Fossil fuels are formed from burning organic matter, such as manure or forest brush

• Fossil fuels are formed by nuclear bonds inside the Sun

• Fossil fuels are formed from decomposed plant and animal matter from millions of years ago

• Fossil fuels are formed from breaking apart rocks and burning ancient bones

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What term is commonly used when referring to coal, oil, and natural gas?

• Renewable Resources

• fossil fuels

• alternative energy resources

• inexhaustible resources

Making an effort to reduce the amount of energy you are using is known as

• energy conservation

• energy transformation

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Energy harnessing

Resources that exist in limited supply and are used up faster than they can be replaced are ____________resources

____________ energy is produced from the movement of flowing water.

Substances that can be used as sources of energy are ________________.

______________ energy is generated by harnessing the energy from the movement of wind.