Unit 3 Practice Test

Material derived from living things (plants and animals).

• biofuels

• biomass

• geothermal

• hydropower

fuels, such as ethanol, that are created from the fermentation of biomass.

• biofuels

• hydropower

• nuclear power

• solar power

energy created from the heat beneath the surface of the earth.

• biofuels

• hydropower

• geothermal

• nuclear power

electricity generated from the energy of moving water through a dam.

• biomass

• nuclear power

• solar power

• hydropower

energy harnessed from the decay of uranium atoms.

• nuclear power

• solar power

• wind energy

• hydropower

resources that cannot be replaced in a short period of time, such as coal, oil and natural gas.

• renewable resources

• wind energy

• nonrenewable resources

• solar power

natural resources that can be replaced in a short period of time, such as living things, water and air.

• hydropower

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• wind energy

energy generated from moving wind by means of windmills or wind turbines.

• hydropower

• biofuels

• geothermal

• wind energy

Choose ALL of the renewable resources

• sun

• coal

• wind

• fossil fuels

• Earth (geothermal)

Which of the following are Non-Renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)

• coal

• wind

• solar

• nuclear