What is a renewable resource?

• That stuff that's in the corners of your eyes when you wake up in the morning.

• A resource that takes thousands of years to form.

• A resource we can use over and over again.

• Another name for coal.

_____________ is a renewable resource.

(Check all that apply)

• Hydroelectric energy

• Fossil fuels

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Mentos and Diet Coke

What is the #1 source of renewable energy?

• Wind

• The Seven Dwarfs working in a coal mine

• Solar

• Hydroelectric

• Fossil fuels

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Which of these places would be a good location for using solar energy?

(Check all that apply)

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Solar energy converts sunlight into energy by using ________.

• Wind Turbines

• A big old dam

• A super energetic hamster running on a wheel.

• Solar panels

One of the disadvantages of solar energy is that they pollute the air with their filthy sun rays.

• True

• False

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When using solar energy, where is leftover energy stored?

• In the solar panels

• In a solar tank that is in your garage.

• Under the bed so nobody can see it.

• In Tupperware so that it stays fresh.

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Which of the following are advantages of Solar Energy?

(Check all that apply)

• It is free in the long term.

• Smells like popcorn in your house when you use it.

• It causes no pollution.

• Easy to convert into electricity.

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Which of these are disadvantages of Solar Energy?

(Check all that apply)

• You need a large amount of solar panels.

• The noise from solar panels causes cancer.

• Energy can only be collected on sunny days.

• Panels are expensive up front.

• Solar panels will attract insects.

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Which Renewable Energy type do you think would be best for living in Phoenix Arizona?

• Hydroelectric

• Solar

• A super energetic hamster running on a wheel.

• Wind

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