Energy Resources Test

A renewable resource is

• Something that will eventually run out

• Something that is always available and replaced quickly

• Is created when a cow burps

• Something that creates a lot of greenhouse gasses

Which renewable resource is created using a dam or control gates?

• Solar Power

• Wind Power

• Hydroelectric Power

• Biomass Fuel

Biomass Fuels are created from

• the sun's energy

• intense heat from Earth's interior

• strong, steady winds

• materials that were once part of living things

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One disadvantage of solar power is....

• It won't run out for billions of years

• It is expensive to convert into electricity

• It doesn't produce greenhouse gases

• It doesn't cause pollution

What type of resources are considered finite and cannot be replenished in a short amount of time?

• Renewable Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

• All Energy

• Generational Energy

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What type of energy is able to be regenerated in a short amount of time or are continuous?

• Renewable Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

• All Energy

• Generational Energy

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Which of the following are fossil fuels? (Select all that apply.)

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear Energy

Which of the following are nonrenewable energy sources? (Select all that apply.)

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear Energy

Which of the following are renewable energy sources? (Select all that apply.)

• Solar

• Wind

• Hydroelectric

• Geothermal

• Biomass

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.
• They are being formed too far beneath the surface.
• The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.
• We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.