What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

Replaced in a short period of time

Form underground from dead organisms.

Allow energy to pass through them easily

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

take millions of years to replace

energy from plant and animal waste

What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

expensive and a lot of pollution

What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?

Increases potential for flooding

How can I test that the air conditioner has the greatest impact on our electric bill?

Set a constant temperature for a month

record daily temperature outside

record the daily amount of kWh used

If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?

A dam could be built to store water

A well could be dug to hold the water

Wind turbines could be built on the banks.

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.

Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood

Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks

Alternative energy is

Generated by natural resources and is renewable

One benefit of geothermal energy is that ________________________________.

it can provide power 24 hours a day

it doesn't cost a lot of money to build

it harms ecosystems where it's built

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

They take millions of years to form.

They exist in many places on Earth.

They are originally from once-living things.

Which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

Both require wind in order to work

Neither one causes global warming

What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?

Increases potential for flooding

What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

expensive and a lot of pollution

If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?

A dam could be built to store water

A well could be dug to hold the water

Wind turbines could be built on the banks.

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

Solar energy recharges batteries

Which of the following is an advantage of using coal as an energy resource?

Coal is less expensive than oil.

There is not an abundant supply of coal.

Burning coal contributes to global warming.

Coal can be used to produce electricity.

What are the advantages of Geothermal energy?

Can only be used in specific places in the world

Takes months to build the machines to extract energy

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

only available at certain times

Which of these is NOT a disadvantage of a nuclear power plant?

It produces large amounts of energy.

It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

It costs a lot of money to build.

Energy Resources

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an energy resource?

a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work

something formed from buried plants and animals

force that opposes motion

resource that can never be replaced

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are nonrenewable resources?

energy sources that are replaced faster than they are used

energy sources that can never be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used

a natural product that can be changed into other forms of energy to do work

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are fossil fuels?

energy producers that comes from radioactive elements

a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work

energy resources that formed from buried plants and animals that lived a very long time ago

resources that are replaced faster than they are used

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT

oil

water

coal

natural gas

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the following are uses of fossil fuels EXCEPT

to produce electrical energy

gasoline

to heat homes

windmills

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What changes chemical energy from fossil fuels into electrical energy?

electric generators

nuclear fission

power plants

windmills

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does nuclear energy come from?

Electric generators

radioactive elements

fossil fuels

geothermal energy

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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What are nonrenewable resources?

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All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT

All of the following are uses of fossil fuels EXCEPT

What changes chemical energy from fossil fuels into electrical energy?

Where does nuclear energy come from?

Nuclear fission is a process where the nucleus of an atom splits into two smaller nuclei.

Geothermal energy is made from water being pumped underground near hot rock, turning it to steam.

What is a device that changes solar energy into electrical energy?

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