Energy - Show What You Know

A lamp that plugs into a wall socket draws energy which flows through a thin wire in the bulb causing it to glow. What energy transformations are taking place?

• chemical → light → electrical
• mechanical → sound → light
• thermal → solar → electrical
• electrical → thermal → light

Which of these is an example of light energy being transformed into chemical energy?

• A glow stick lights up when broken.
• Water heated by the sun evaporates.
• A plant makes sugar in the sunlight.
• A battery causes a buzzer to vibrate.

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and Gasoline

• Uranium, Gasoline, Petroleum

• Coal, Oil, Biomass

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

Oil and natural gas were formed from

• Dead Plants (Peat)

• Water

• Dead marine animals (plankton)

The nonrenewable resources that gives off the least pollution is...

• Coal

• Solar Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Oil

Most of the energy in the United States comes from

• Renewable Energy Resources

• Solar Energy

• Fossil Fuels

• Hydro power

What is the problem with using fossil fuels?

• They are renewable

• They create a lot of pollution

• They are cheap

• They don't create a lot of energy

What does non-renewable mean?

• Something that lasts forever

• Something that can be replenished

• Something that is not expensive

• Something that is limited and cannot be replaced quickly

Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.

• steel
• coal
• uranium
• hydrogen

_________is a liquid pumped from under the Earth’s surface and is then used to produce energy by burning.

• Oil
• Natural Gas
• Geothermal
• Hydro