Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.

• Wind
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Solar

_________is energy generated when moving water turns turbines.

• Wind
• Hydro
• Geothermal
• Solar

__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

• Geothermal
• Hydro
• Wind
• Nuclear

What kind of environment would have had to existed in the past for an area to have coal today?

• Any environment where a large number of plants and animals died.
• A swamp with many generation of plants that died and couldn't decompose naturally.
• A sea where many plants and animals died and couldn't decompose.
• A desert environment where no living things ever existed. 

A disadvantage of solar energy is

• that the clouds can block the sunlight
• it is not available at night
• that the clouds can block the sunlight and it is not available at night
• the sun is too hot to be absorbed in solar panels

Which of the following is not a nonrenewable source of energy

• oil

• coal

• biomass

• natural gas

Energy that can be replenished at the same rate as it is used

• Natural Gas

• Alternative Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

Energy that cannot be replaced in our lifetime

• Nonrenewable Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Geothermal

• Alternative Energy

Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas that were formed over millions of years from decayed plants and animals. This process requires time, pressure, and heat.

• Fossil Fuels

• Renewable Resources

• Replenish

• Geothermal