Earth Science-Ch. 4 Sec. 2 Alternative Energy Sources

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

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

What problems are caused by using fossil fuels?

• Air pollution, climate change, oil spills, acid rain

• Air pollution only
• Oil spills only
• Climate change only

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A type of energy that is renewable because it uses the sun's energy is

• nuclear energy
• biomass energy
• solar energy
• geothermal energy

A type of energy that is made by splitting uranium atoms is

• solar energy
• nuclear energy
• biomass energy
• water energy 

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A type of energy that is made by falling water at dams is

• tidal power

• solar energy
• wind energy
• hydroelectric energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A type of energy that is renewable and uses large turbines to use wind energy is

• nuclear energy
• wind energy
• turbine energy
• solar energy

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

A problem with wind energy is that 

• Birds and bats may be threatened.

• Too much wind is produced.

• It is nonrenewable.

• It is not predictable.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A problem with solar energy is that it is

• nonrenewable
• costly to build 
• too hot
• used too much

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1