Energy and Sustainability

The energy we use to function in our everyday lives can be classified as...

• Renewable or non-renewable

• Natural or non-renewable

• Renewable and Natural

• All of them

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

• pollution

• energy

• wind

• light

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

• Hydropower
• Wind Energy
• Geothermal Energy
• Solar Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

• Wind

• Coal

• Biomass

• Solar

Which type of energy produces Carbon Dioxide, which can be harmful to our planet and cause pollution?

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas)

• Nuclear Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is a disadvantage of wind power?

• We have too many rainy days in US
• It is not always windy in some places
• Companies charge too much to make the wind blow
• The sun is not always out

What is used to describe a resource that can be replenished naturally over time?

• Energy Resources

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Fossil Fuels

• Renewable Resources

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

• The population keeps growing

• The population starts to die off

• The entire species will go extinct

• The carrying capacity just increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

• 1000

• 8000

• 800

• 600

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-1