Renewable Energy

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels
• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
  
• Solar energy recharges batteries
• All of them

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

• pollution

• energy

• wind

• light

Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...

• Hydropower
• Wind Energy
• Geothermal Energy
• Solar Energy

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

• Wind

• Coal

• Biomass

• Solar

What do we call large areas of windmills?

• Wind farms
• Hurricanes
• Turbines
• Wind tunnels

Which is not an advantage of Wind energy?

• Land can be used for other purposes
• Can be quickly built; not too expensive
• Long operating life
• Danger to birds

A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of

• Active solar

• Passive solar

• Parabolic collector

• geothermal

which of the following batteries is the most powerful and most expensive?

• lead-acid

• lithium-ion

• nickel-metal hydride

• alkaline

Which is NOT an example of biomass?

• wood
• crop leftovers (the part of the plant that isn't consumed)
• manure and/or trash
• petroleum

Which of the following DOES NOT use a turbine?

• Hydroelectric
• Wind
• Solar
• Nuclear