Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

take millions of years to replace

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

Form underground from dead organisms.

Allow energy to pass through them easily

How is the production of wind energy limited by time and place?

winds must be strong and frequent in the area.

The process produces dangerous wastes that must be contained.

Water must be nearby to convert turbine movement to hydroelectricity

Wind farms may destroy the habitats of native wildlife on a large scale.

Which of the following is a disadvantage associate with most alternative fuel sources?

They are expensive to implement.

They create a great deal of pollution.

They are easily constructed anywhere on Earth.

Their wastes can be easily contained.

Which statement about nuclear energy is true?

Nuclear energy is released by a fission or fusion reaction.

Nuclear energy requires simple technology to produce

Nuclear energy produces dangerous levels of smog

Nuclear energy is not capable of harming the environment.

What is a major advantage that alternate energy has over fossil fuels?

Alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxide ejected into the atmosphere

Alternate energy does not produce radioactive

Alternate energy is more efficient than fossil fuels

Alternate energy increases the amount of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere.

is transformed into another type of energy

What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity

Increases potential for flooding

What is a disadvantage of wind energy

wind is affected by the weather

what is a disadvantage of solar energy

produces energy only when the sun is shining

why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as non-renewable?

they take millions of years to form

they are orginally from once-living things.

which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

both require wind in order to work

neither one causes global warming

which of the following correctly lists an advantage of using natural gas?

natural gas can be used to heat homes and power some cars

natural gas releases sulfur and carbon dioxide into the air

Which of the following statements are true? Check ALL that apply.

Renewable resources can be replace relatively rapidly.

Renewable resources can be replaced by nature.

Renewable resources are essentially inexhaustible.

Renewable resources can never be replaced by nature.

Renewable resources once depleated, can not be used again.

What does the word "resource" mean?

Something that we can use and is valuable.

Something that comes from Earth.

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natural resources that can be replaced in a short period of time, such as living things, water and air.

hydropower

nonrenewable resources

renewable resources

wind energy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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energy generated from moving wind by means of windmills or wind turbines.

hydropower

biofuels

geothermal

wind energy

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Material derived from living things (plants and animals).

biofuels

biomass

geothermal

hydropower

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fuels, such as ethanol, that are created from the fermentation of biomass.

biofuels

hydropower

nuclear power

solar power

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energy created from the heat beneath the surface of the earth.

biofuels

hydropower

geothermal

nuclear power

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electricity generated from the energy of moving water through a dam.

biomass

nuclear power

solar power

hydropower

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energy harnessed from the decay of uranium atoms.

nuclear power

solar power

wind energy

hydropower

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6.7A Energy Resources

natural resources that can be replaced in a short period of time, such as living things, water and air.

energy generated from moving wind by means of windmills or wind turbines.

Material derived from living things (plants and animals).

fuels, such as ethanol, that are created from the fermentation of biomass.

energy created from the heat beneath the surface of the earth.

electricity generated from the energy of moving water through a dam.

energy harnessed from the decay of uranium atoms.

resources that cannot be replaced in a short period of time, such as coal, oil and natural gas.

A hard, black solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground; a nonrenewable fossil fuel

Harnessing energy from the decay of Uranium atoms is...

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