SCIENCE REVIEW

WHAT IS A DISADVANTAGE OF NONRENEWABLE ENERGY?

• IT POLLUTES OUR ENVIRONMENT

• IT CREATES CLEAN ENERGY

• IT HAS AN INFINITE SUPPLY

• IT IS CHEAP TO PRODUCE

ALL ORGANISMS USE ________ THAT COMES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT.

_________ IN POPULATION SIZES MEANS, INCREASES IN THE DEMAND FOR RESOURCES.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE?

• COAL

• OIL

• NATURAL GAS

• HYDROELECTRICITY

RECALL THAT ________ RESOURCES ARE THOSE THAT EXIST IN A FINITE AMOUNT AND ARE BEING USED AT A RATE FASTER THAN THEY CAN BE REPLENISHED.

RESOURCES THAT CAN BE REPLACED, REPLENISHED, OR REUSED IN NATURE ARE CALLED _________ RESOURCES.

WHAT IS ONE DISADVANTAGE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY?

• IT DESTROYS HABITATS

• IT POLLUTES WATERWAYS

• IT CAN BE USED ONLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE SUNLIGHT

• IT REQUIRES AREAS THAT HAVE VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

WHILE RENEWABLE RESOURCES ARE GENERALLY BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THEY ARE OFTEN____ TO SET UP

• EXPENSIVE

• CHEAP

• HARD

• NOT ABLE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST EXPLAINS WHY FOSSIL FUEL SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED?

• ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF FOSSIL FUELS EVER FORMED

• FOSSIL FUELS FORMED OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS AND BEING USED RAPIDLY

• FOSSIL FUELS EXIST IN VERY LARGE QUANTITIES

• COMPANIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE LARGE AMOUNTS OF FOSSIL FUELS

EXAMPLES INCLUDE AIR, SUN, WIND, WATER, GEOTHERMAL AS WELL AS

• RAIN

• PLANTS

• COAL

• OIL