Renewable vs Nonrenewable Resources

Which type of fuel is a solid?

• oil
• coal
• natural gas
• solar

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Which extremely flammable gas is most commonly burned for fuel?

• oxygen
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide
• natural gas

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Which one of these is nonrenewable?

• coal
• wind
• water
• geothermal

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Geothermal energy uses ----------------- to produce electricity.

• steam wells
• corn
• the sun
• the wind

Why don't we use solar energy or geothermal energy as much as we could?

• The sun and geothermal energy are limited.
• The sun and geothermal are too weak in certain areas.
• The set-up cost is too expensive.
• The machines are too large.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

What form of alternative energy uses the sun?

• Wind power
• hydroelectric power
• geothermal power
• solar power

What form of alternative energy uses the heat from the earth's core to create electricity?

• solar power

• geothermal power

• biomass power

• wind power

Which natural resource is a renewable energy resource?

• coal

• oil (petroleum)

• natural gas

• solar

What alternative energy resource could be harmful to the environment which fish live in?

• biomass power

• wind power

• geothermal power

• hydropower

Which alternative energy resource can be harmful to birds?

• biomass energy
• geothermal energy
• wind energy
• solar energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4