28.3 Renewable Energy Resources

_______________ Energy Resources help lessen human dependence of fossil fuels.

• Nonrenewable

• Mechanical

• Chemical

• Renewable

_______________ convert radiant energy into electrical energy

• Light Bulbs

• Solar Cells

• Batteries

• None of the above

_________ Energy is converted into electrical energy using a propeller attached to and electrical generator.

• Solar

• Nuclear

• Geothermal

• Wind

Hydroelectric Power Plants convert the _______________ potential energy of falling water into electrical energy

• Mechanical

• Gravitational

• Chemical

• Elastic

Solar, Tidal, Geothermal, and Wind energy are often called _____________ Energy Resources that are renewable.

• Alternative

• Alliterative

• Nonrenewable

• Archaic

The power plant in the diagram is most likely transforming ______________ energy into electrical energy.

• Solar

• Tidal

• Geothermal

• Wind

This image is MOST likely a....

• Hydroelectric Power Plant

• Nuclear Power Plant

• Fossil-Fuel Burning Power Plant

• Solar Power Plant

Solar Panels like the one shown on the electric car, are made of smaller parts known as ____________________ Cells that convert radiant energy into electrical energy.

• Photographic

• Photovoltaic

• Photogenic

• None of the above

___________________ Energy Resources are replaced by natural processes faster than humans can consume them.

• Nonrenewable

• Fossil Fuel

• Renewable

• Petroleum

__________ is renewable organic matter such as wood, soy, corn, sugarcane fibers, rice hulls, and animal manure.

• Geothermal Energy

• Biomass

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Nuclear Energy