Renewable & Nonrenewable Energy Source

What is a renewable resource?

• a resource that can be used up

• a resource that can be replaced easily

• harmful substances in the environment

• something in nature that people can use

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Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez are building a new house in the desert. They want to generate heat for the house with renewable energy. Which resource should they use?

• coal

• fuel oil

• natural gas

• solar power

Most of the energy used in the United States comes from fossil fuels. Where on Earth are most fossil fuels located?

• in sand dunes

• deep underground

• near the African coast

• near the ocean's surface

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Why is coal nonrenewable?

• it is made from plants that cannot regrow

• the organisms that make coal are now extinct

• it can be made by pressing old soil together in a large press

• it takes hundreds of millions of years for the dead plants to be covered and pressed together to form it.

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The picture shows wind turbines. What do these machines do?

• transport electrical energy

• use the wind to drill for oil

• convert wind energy to electricity

• clean pollution from the air

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Most automobiles are fueled by gasoline. Which nonrenewable resource is used to make gasoline?

• coal

• oil

• limestone

• rock

Modern gas stoves burn natural gas to use to heat food. The gas comes to the house through pipes and is ready to use at any time. before gas stoves were invented,, people used wood-burning stoves.

Describe how gas stoves changed the way we cook food.

Describe how using nonrenewable resources can affect the environment.

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Which event most likely caused harm to this ecosystem?

• Oil spilled on land and flowed into the water

• oil leaked from a ship

• natural ground oil seeped up into the water

• animals wandered into an oil well and brought oil back to their habitats

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The image shows a school. Use the information in the image to answer the question.

From which source does the school get at least some of its heat?

• coal

• sunlight

• wind

• oil

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