Energy Conservation Review

Fossil fuels are formed by which of the following?

• Remains of plants and animals

• Eroded minerals from long ago

• Ancient uranium deposits

• Recent glacial deposits

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Windmills are used to harness wind energy and change it into electricity. The wind is an example of which type of energy?

• Irreversible Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

• Renewable Energy

Most energy resources used by humans are nonrenewable. Which of the following is NOT a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Solar

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Petroleum

Name the fossil fuels.

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

• Coal, Petroleum, Nuclear

• Petroleum, Natural Gas, Nuclear

• Nuclear, Coal, Wind

What energy source comes from earth’s heat deep inside?

• Hydro

• Solar

• Geothermal

• Biomass

Atlanta often has smog warnings during the summer. The city cautions citizens against being outside too long when smog levels are high. How can the city of Atlanta reduce smog levels?

• by increasing the use of fossil fuels

• by decreasing the use of solar power

• by decreasing the number of individual cars and increasing the number of buses

• by increasing the number of individual cars and decreasing the number of buses

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Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 

• Geothermal
• Solar
• Wind
• Hydrogen

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What is one DISADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels?

• Fossil fuels will never run out.

• Fossil fuels are very efficient forms of energy and are readily available, making them cheaper.

• Burning fossil fuels contributes to the greenhouse effect which causes global warming.

• Fossil fuels are better for the environment.

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What is one ADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

• They will never run out.

• They are more expensive.

• They are bad for the environment.

• They are NOT cheap

__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.

• Wind
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Solar

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