Clean Energy & The Environment Quiz

What is clean or renewable energy?

• Energy that is produced from fossil fuels

• Energy that is produced from nonrenewable sources

• Energy that is produced from renewable sources

• Energy that is produced from nuclear power

What is unclean or nonrenewable energy?

• Energy that is produced from wind power

• Energy that is produced from solar power

• Energy that is produced from fossil fuels

• Energy that is produced from hydroelectric power

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Can you name any examples of clean energy?

• Coal and oil

• Natural gas and nuclear power

• Wind and solar power

• Hydroelectric and biomass

Can you name any examples of nonrenewable energy?

• Wind and solar power

• Hydroelectric and biomass

• Coal and oil

• Natural gas and nuclear power

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Renewable energy sources never __________.

• Run out

• Cause pollution

• Contribute to climate change

• Require maintenance

What type of nonrenewable energy do we get more than 80% of our energy from?

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Nuclear power

Renewable energies stop climate change because they don’t emit (release) _____________.

• Carbon dioxide

• Greenhouse gases

• Pollutants

• Toxic chemicals

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True or False: Renewable energy creates much more pollution than nonrenewable energy.

• True

• False

• Cannot be determined

• Not mentioned in the video

Name one downside (con) of renewable energy.

• High cost of setup

• Limited availability

• High pollution emissions

• Unreliable source of energy

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Renewable Energy: Match the picture of each type of energy to its name. Then tell us whether it’s renewable or nonrenewable.

• Wind - Renewable

• Nuclear - Nonrenewable

• Gas - Nonrenewable

• Coal - Nonrenewable