Practice Environmental science

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

_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.

• Solar 
• Wind 
• Hydroelectric 
• water

Wind Energy is...

•  Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
• Energy that comes from the Sun
• A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
• Fuel from plant material

The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?

• Water
• Wind
• Solar
• Geothermal

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

• Hydropower
• Wind Energy
• Geothermal Energy
• Solar Energy

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Energy created from wood, peat moss, and manure is called __________________ energy.

• biomass

• geothermal

• natural

• solar

Which type of energy produces Carbon Dioxide, which can be harmful to our planet and cause pollution?

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas)

• Nuclear Energy

Which energy uses water held behind a dam?

• Geothermal
• Hydroelectric
• Nuclear
• Solar