[IE.Prep] Energy Crisis

One ADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels is that:

• They are better for the environment.

• They can produce extremely high amounts of energy.

• They contribute to the greenhouse effect.

• They will never run out.

Hydropower creates energy from __________.

• the sun

• falling water

• steam

• organic matter

Which alternative energy resource can be found on the roof tops of houses or buildings?

• hydro-electricity

• wind energy

• solar power

• geothermal energy

Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar energy?

• It can only be used effectively in certain regions and certain times of day
• It produces greenhouse gases during use
• It is a nonrenewable energy source
• It is inexpensive compared to other sources

Solar power is a __________ energy resource.

• renewable

• non-renewable

_____________________ energy comes from underground pockets of hot water.

• hydroelectric

• nuclear

• solar

• geothermal

_______________ is created when the kinetic energy from falling water is converted into electricity.

• Geothermal energy

• Biomass energy

• Wind energy

• Hydro-electricity

True or false:

The use of renewable energy is better for the environment than using nonrenewable energy.

• True

• False

Human activities are __________________ the levels of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• maintaining

• fluctuating

Melting glaciers are causing ___________ to rise around the world.

• carbon dioxide

• greenhouse effect

• greenhouse gases

• sea levels