Energy Resources #3

Stored energy in water behind a dam falls and changes into mechanical energy that turns a turbine that turns coils in a generator that produces electrical energy.  What is this?

• Fossil Fuel Power Plant
• Nonrenewable Power Plant
• Nuclear Power Plant 
• Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Which is an advantage of installing solar panels?

• Reduced amount of air polllution
• High cost to install
• Number of cloudy days
• Use of nonrenewable resources

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Which of the following energy resources is nonrenewable?

• Biomass
• Geothermal
• Fossil Fuel
• Hydropower

What does "clean" mean for energy sources?

• not dirty

• does not create pollution

• creates pollution

• smells good

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

• geothermal 
• wind
• nuclear
• natural gas

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A resource that is used faster than it is replaced is known as

• renewable

• nonrenewable

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Uranium atoms are split to make electricity.

• fossil fuels

• nuclear energy

• wind energy

• solar energy

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Heat from inside the Earth is used to create electricity.

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

• water energy

• biomass energy

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Trash, compost, and dead plants are burned to create electricity.

• solar energy

• water energy

• geothermal energy

• biomass energy

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Fossil fuels are created from

• falling water

• dead organisms buried under layers of mud, rock and sand

• hot lava under the earth

• rocks

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