Core Knowledge 4: Natural Resources review chapters 7-9

The use of sunlight to meet energy needs is...

• hydroelectric power

• solar cell

• solar power

• geothermal energy

Energy produced by heat that is transferred from Earth's interior is...

• hydroelectric power

• geothermal energy

• solar energy

• wind power

A combustible fuel made from the remains of recently living organisms is...

• biofuels

• fuel cells

• hybrids

• solar cells

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A device that converts sunlight to electricity is....

• hydroelectric plants

• nuclear power plants

• solar cells

• wind farms

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Solar energy that uses no pumps, batteries, or solar panels. Instead it uses structure design to heat homes.

• Active solar energy

• Heat solar energy

• Home solar energy

• Passive solar energy

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Heat from underground is always about __ degrees Fahrenheit.

• 15

• 50

• 98.6

• 150

Geothermal energy takes nothing from the earth's crust except for___.

• air

• dirt

• heat

• water

Thermal energy can produce these 2 things:

• craters and mountains

• hills and valleys

• geysers and hot springs

• rocks and volcanoes

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Which renewable resource produces the most electricity in the United States?

• geothermal

• hydro

• solar

• wind

Which is NOT a pro of solar energy?

• abundant

• little pollution

• inefficient

• sunlight is free