Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What element is often used as a power source of nuclear energy?

• Coal

• Iron

• Uranium

• Platinum

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Environmentalists agree we must stop using coal powered plants. What causes the most concern about the impact of coal on the environment?

• Coal mining and usage causes much water, land, and air pollution.

• Coal mining and usage causes less water, land and air pollution.

• Coal mining and usage causes only water and air pollution.

• Coal mining and usage causes only land pollution.

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What are the characteristics of natural gas?

• Leaks in natural gas lines can cause explosions; Natural gas can be used to microwave food, heating homes, and powering electrical vehicles; and Natural gases include butane, propane, and methane.

• Leaks in natural gas lines will never cause explosions; Natural gas can be used for cooking food, heating homes, and fueling vehicles; and Natural gases include butane, propane, and methane.

• Leaks in natural gas lines can cause explosions; Natural gas can be used for cooking food, heating homes, and fueling vehicles; and Natural gases include hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

• Leaks in natural gas lines can cause explosions; Natural gas can be used for cooking food, heating homes, and fueling vehicles; and Natural gases include butane, propane, and methane.

What process is currently used to produce nuclear energy?

• diffusion

• fission

• osmosis

• fusion

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Which fossil fuel is made when plants from swamps are covered, pressed, and heated for millions of years?

• coal

• iron

• silver

• gold

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What are examples of renewable energy? (Choose more than one.)

• solar

• wind

• water

• geothermal

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Which type of fuel creates the most pollution?

• iron

• petroleum

• coal

• fuel

Energy from sources that are constantly being made is called

• recyclable energy

• non-renewable energy

• non-recyclable energy

• renewable energy

Why are fossil fuels considered to be nonrenewable energy sources?

• Fossil fuels can be used up slower than they are made.

• Fossil fuels can be used up faster than they are made.

• Fossil fuels can be used up as fast as than they are made.

• Fossil fuels are not used up; they are made.

During the production of nuclear energy, atoms are split by the process of

• nuclear osmosis

• nuclear diffusion

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

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