Renewable and Non Renewable Energy

Do renewable energy sources run out?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non Renewable

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Non Renewable

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

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Fossil Fuels

• Non Renewable Energy Resource

• Forever Fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Fossil Fuel

• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

• Forever Fuel

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

• They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.

• The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.

• They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

• We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-3

Type of energy that comes from the movement of the air.

• Solar Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Wind Energy

Type of energy that is generated from the heat stored in the Earth.

• Tidal Wave Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Hydraulic Energy

• Solar Energy

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?

• They can never be replaced.

• They can be recycled.

• They cannot be easily replaced.

• They can be made in factories.

 

Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

• Water is released through a dam.

• Sunlight is used to heat a home.

• Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.