Renewable Energy Review

What is energy from any material that comes from plants or microorgamisms that were recently living.

• wind

• solar

• biomass

• geothermal

What is energy that is produced by moving air?

• wind

• biomass

• hydroelectric

• solar

What is energy that is made by flowing water?

• wind

• biomass

• geothermal

• hydroelectric

What energy is produced by heat energy from deep within the Earth?

• biomass

• geothermal

• wind

• solar

What energy is produced by the Sun?

• geothermal

• wind

• biomass

• solar

Which of the following is not an example of biomass energy?

• trees

• scraps of bark

• recycled paper

• an animal that died thousands of years ago

Ethanol comes from what type of renewable energy source?

• hydroelectric

• solar

• biomass

• wind

Which statement is true about hydroelectric energy?

• The amount of water sent through the turbines is controlled.

• It's cheap to build a dam.

• Damming a river is great for the environment.

• Hydroelectric energy is extremely expensive to collect.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?

• It's available in many places.

• It is dangerous for bats and birds.

• It's expensive to build a dam.

• It requires a lot of land and pesticides.

Which of the following is an advantage of biomass?

• It uses materials that might be discarded.

• Cannot be produced at night.

• Pesticides can pollute.

• Efficient and cheap in places with steady wind.