SEV3.a Energy source

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels
• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
  
• Solar energy recharges batteries
• All of them

_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.

• Solar 
• Wind 
• Hydroelectric 
• water

Wind Energy is...

•  Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air

• Energy that comes from the Sun directly to solar panels

• A source of nonrenewable energy

• Fuel from plant material

The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?

• Water
• Wind
• Solar
• Geothermal

Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...

• Hydropower
• Wind Energy
• Geothermal Energy
• Solar Energy

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

• Wind

• Coal

• Biomass

• Solar

Which one of these is NOT a type of renewable energy? (choose all that apply)

• solar

• wind

• biomass

• nuclear

• fossil fuels

Where in the world is biomass used as the main source of energy for heating homes and cooking food

• developed nations only

• developing nations mostly

• both developed and developing nations

• nowhere on earth

Which type of energy produces carbon emissions when burned, which can be harmful to our planet and cause pollution?

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas)

• Nuclear Energy

• Hydroelectric 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