Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What is one benefit of using renewable resources to produce energy?

• Renewable resources cannot be used up permanently.

• Renewable resources are available everywhere.

• Producing energy from renewable resources is easy.

• Producing energy from renewable resources relies on weather.

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Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

• Sunlight is used to heat a home.

• Water is released through a dam.

• Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

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The table shows the percentages of coal usage in the years 1990 and 1997.

Which conservation method would result in the change indicated by the data?

• recovering

• recycling

• reducing

• reusing

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The amount of coal burned to produce electricity by a typical coal plant in the United States during a three year period has increased by 30%.

What immediate impact will this increase in the consumption of coal have on the environment?

• a decrease in freshwater resources

• an increase in non-biodegradable wastes

• an increase in greenhouse gas emissions

• a decrease atmospheric O2

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In a city, home-heating from coal and local timber increased by 30% in a single year.

As a result, which direct impact to the local environment will most likely happen?

• Soil erosion in the area will decrease.

• Forests in the area will grow much faster.

• Carbon dioxide concentrations in the air will increase.

• Lakes, rivers, and streams will become less polluted.

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Which conservation example demonstrates resource recycling?

• using solar heaters to keep houses warm

• using a plastic grocery bag more than once

• transforming used glass or plastic bottles into new products

• riding a bike to school or work instead of driving a car

Energy can be produced in many different ways. Which method adds more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and increases global warming?

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Nuclear fuels are highly efficient sources of energy.

What is an environmental impact of the use of nuclear fuels?

• Nuclear fuel is easily exhausted.

• Nuclear waste disposal is hazardous.

• They decrease the pollution of fresh water resources.

• They increase the emission of greenhouse gases.

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In a local town, more than 50% of home owners installed solar heaters to keep their homes warm instead of using electricity from coal that comes from a different state.

How will this decision impact the local environment?

• There will be a decrease in local deforestation.

• There will be an increase in acid rain as result of the increased coal conservation.

• There will be an increase in local smog from the coal fired power plants.

• There will be a decrease in local greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hydropower generates over 60% of the world's renewable energy. What could be an environmental impact of this method of power generation?

• It emits greenhouse gases.

• It produces air pollutants.

• It contaminates groundwater resources.

• It results in the destruction of plant and animal habitats.

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