Energy Resources

What do geothermal and solar energy have in common?

• Sunlight is needed for both to generate energy.

• Both of these energy resources are non-renewable.

• Neither resource produces greenhouse gases.

• Neither requires expensive machinery to produce power.

Look at the graph provided. What percent of the total energy used in the United States in 2009 came from fossil fuels? Record and bubble in your answer in the grid provided.

• 37

• 25

• 21

• 83

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Hydroelectric is a _________ energy resource.

• renewable

• non-renewable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

• Fossil fuels

Why are fossil fuels called non-renewable energy resources?

• They can replace in a short period of time.

• They can never be replaced.

• They can't be easily replaced.

• They can be recycled.

Geothermal

• Non-renewable

• Renewable

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Wind

• Non-renewable

• Renewable

Natural Gas

• Non-renewable

• Renewable

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Solar

• Non-renewable

• Renewable