Energy Sources and Agriculture Intro

Which of the following are non-renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply)

• coal

• wind

• solar

• nuclear

Answer explanation

Nuclear energy is considered non-renewable because there is a limited amount of uranium on Earth.

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What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

• nuclear power plant

• hydroelectric power plant

• solar station

• coal burning power plant

Examples of renewable energy sources include:

• Bioethanol, natural gas, petroleum

• Geothermal, wind, solar

• Hydroelectricity, coal, nuclear

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Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that . . .

• wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.

• wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.

• wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

• wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

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Which of the following is an advantage of solar energy?

• It will not run out for billions of years.

• It is not available at night.

• No backup energy sources are needed.

• It must be collected from a huge area.

Oil is made from

• dead plant and animal remains

• sedimentary rocks

• magma and lava

• water

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It takes ______ of years for oil to form.

• tens

• hundreds

• thousands

• millions

Which is a CON of solar energy?

• energy can be saved in summer to use in winter

• it can lower electric costs

• there is a lot of sun in the desert

• solar panels can be expensive

One con of hydroelectric power is that dams can

• create lakes

• control irrigation

• block routes for fish

• keep soil rich

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