Renewable Resources

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Solar

• Coal

• Natural Gas

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Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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Renewable resources ...

• are not replaceable

• are used more frequently than non renewables

• are never going to run out

• going to run out

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What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

• nuclear power plant

• hydroelectric power plant

• solar station

• coal burning power plant

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A photovoltaic cell captures ____ to be used for power.

• wind

• water

• coal

• sunlight

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What type of power plant uses scraps from farming, waste products and wind to generate electricity?

• Hydroelectric Power Plant

• Geothermal Power Plant

• Biomass Power Plant

• Nuclear Power Plant

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Trees are a renewable resource because ...

• they can be replanted.

• of how big they can grow.

• they burn in forest fires.

• birds live in them.

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What is the best reason to use renewable resources?

• The are inexpensive

• They are always available

• They are expensive

• They create pollution

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__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

• Geothermal
• Hydro
• Wind
• Nuclear

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__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.

• Solar

• Geothermal

• Nucler

• Wind

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