Energy Resources Review

What is the careful use of energy called?

• conservation

• electrical production

• solar power

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Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Coal are examples of _____.

• gases

• fossil fuels

• electrical resources

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what is the type of fossil fuel that forms only from the remains of plants?

• thermal power

• solar power

• coal

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Unwanted radioactive products formed during nuclear reactions are called ____________.

• nuclear waste

• biomass

• thermal power

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Devices that use semiconductors to produce electricity from solar energy are ___________.

• biomass

• photovoltaic cells

• thermal power

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What is electricity produced by falling water is called?

• tidal energy

• thermal power plant

• hydroelectricity

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Water that flows due to the gravitational forces among Earth, the Moon, and the Sun has energy referred to as ____________.

• tidal energy

• thermal power plant

• hydroelectric energy

The chain reaction in a nuclear reactor is controlled by inserting the _________________.

• water

• boron or cadmium rods

• metals

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The efficiency of most power plants is approximately ___________.

• 35%

• 66%

• 30%

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Both nuclear fusion and nuclear fission have the fact that matter is ______________ in common.

• converted into energy

• destroyed

• created

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