Sustainability/Nonrenewable & Renewable Resources Review

Coal, oil and natural gas are non-renewable resources also known as __________?

• Recyclable

• Biomass

• Fossil Fuels

• Radioactive

What are the benefits of nuclear energy?

• It is renewable

• It produces radioactive waste.

• It causes heat pollution to cooling ponds.

• Does not cause air pollution, global warming or acid rain.

The most abundant fossil fuel in the world is _______.

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Peat

All of the following are problems caused by burning coal, except

• Creates smog

• It is radioactive

• Contributes to acid rain

• Contributes to global warming

We get energy from a variety of sources. Which one source would be responsible for emitting the most direct pollution?

• wind

• solar

• biomass

• fossil fuels

Natural gas is very common in the United States. Natural gas forms in processes taking thousands of years. So, natural gas is

• considered a renewable resource because it naturally replenishes.

• considered a nonrenewable resource because it takes a long time to be formed.

• considered a nonrenewable resource because it takes longer than oil to be formed.

• considered a renewable resource because it takes less time than oil to be formed.

Fuel made from plants are called biofuel. These fuels can be renewed in anywhere from 2 to 100 years depending on the plants used to create the fuel. Compared to fossil fuels, biofuels

• take a much longer time to be renewed.

• take a much shorter time to be renewed.

• take a similar amount of time to be renewed.

• are both considered nonrenewable sources of energy.

Without the Sun, there would be no life on Earth. This is because the Sun is the major source of all _______ on Earth.

• energy

• flares

• heat

• sunfish

Since the sun shines every day, there is a new supply of solar energy continuously. Oil and other fossil fuels take longer to be replenished. The time for new oil to be formed is

• only a few years.

• millions of years.

• 100 years

• many years but still in your lifetime.

The development of nuclear power has provided electricity for less money, but at a cost. What may be considered a "cost" of nuclear power?

• Large amounts of energy are produced very cheaply.

• It takes a lot of energy to run a nuclear power plant.

• Nuclear power plants provide new jobs for a community.

• The radioactive waste is unsafe and hard to store safely.