Energy Sources

Nonrenewable resources are natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced

• True
• False

Geothermal energy is

• heat energy naturally produced in earthquakes
• is heat naturally produced in space
• is heat naturally produced within Earth
• is heat energy naturally produced in the water

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

There are 3 Main Fossil Fuels. We Know Them As --

• Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen
• Cookies, Nutella, Granola
• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
• Canyons, Oceans, Nymph

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Nuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

What is the largest concern we have with adding too much CO₂ to the atmosphere?

• makes too many clouds
• contributes to a warmer planet
• affects our breathing
• disrupts solar energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource
• Fossil Fuel
• Forever Fuel

One disadvantage to using coal to produce electricity is that coal -

• forms in a short amount of time.
• is abundant over a wide area.
• is not environmentally friendly.
• is relatively quite affordable.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An advantage of burning coal to generate power for electricity is that coal is -

• Relatively inexpensive to mine and transport.
• available in a limited supply.
• found in few places in the United States.
• harmful for the environment.

Look at the graph provided. What percent of the total energy used in the United States in 2009 came from fossil fuels?

• 16%
• 83%
• 46%
• 54%