Env Sci: Renewable & Nonrenewable Energy

What type of energy resource is wind?

• Nonrenewable
• Renewable
• Exhaustible 

Match the vocabulary word with the definition:
Greenhouse gases surround our planet, which prevents heat produced by the sun from escaping the earth’s atmosphere as easily as it once did.

• renewable resource
• nonrenewable resource
• greenhouse effect

What type of renewable energy am I? Force of falling water turns giant turbines to create electricity and found inside of dams.

• geothermal 
• biofuels
• hydroelectric
• solar

What type of renewable energy am I?  I convert the sun's rays into electricity. 

• wind
• biofuels
• geothermal
• solar

What type of renewable energy am I? I turn water into steam which escapes through cracks in the Earth as well as forms geysers and hot springs.

• biofuels
• hydroelectric
• geothermal
• wind

What type of renewable resource am I? I power large turbine generators that generate electricity.

• solar
• geothermal
• biofuels
• wind

Which example is NOT a renewable resource?

• Trees

• Wind

• Solar

• Uranium (Nuclear)

What is one disadvantage of coal?

• Coal produces air pollution.

• There isn't a lot of coal left which makes it expensive.

• The world isn't using a lot of coal which makes it an undesirable job.

• You can only use it to roast hot dogs and cook hamburgers.

What is one disadvantage of renewable energy?

• Electricity and power could become much cheaper.

• Third world countries could have affordable energy.

• Many people could become energy independent.

• Most sources are expensive to get started.

What is one disadvantage of using hydropower?

• Hydropower is a renewable energy resource. There are no disadvantages.

• The power is used as electricity to power large buildings instead of homes.

• Building dams can damage natural wildlife and water systems like lakes and rivers.

• Most of the time there isn't enough water power to create electricity.