Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources

What type of energy generates from natural sources that can be replaced over a relatively short time scale?

• Kinetic Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

• Potential Energy

Please select the correct answer that has the 5 types of renewable energies.

• Solar, Wind, Coal, Hydro, and Geothermal

• Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal and Gas

• Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal, and Biomass

• Oil, Solar, Wind, Coal, and Hydro

What is a Nonrenewable energy?

• Comes from the sun

• Solar, Wind, Hydro and Geothermal

• Comes from resources that are replaced fast by nature

• Comes from resources that are not replaced or are replaced only very slowly by natural processes

Choose the 4 types of Nonrenewable energies.

• Coal, Gas, Oil, and Nuclear Energy

• Coal, Gas and Solar

• Coal, Wind, Gas and Hydro

• Coal, Gas, Oil and Biomass

Choose the one that doesn't belong. What are three important advantages of renewable energy.

• Do not release pollutants into atmosphere

• Hard to find

• Costs are decreasing with technology advances

• Generates more jobs.

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Choose the one correct answer. What are two important disadvantages of renewable energy?

• Initial costs are low.

• Require careful planning and implementation

• Not affected by weather

• Doesn't require planning.

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Please pick the one that doesn't belong. What are three important disadvantages of Nonrenewable energy?

• Limited supply

• Nuclear power plans do not release CO2

• Process of extracting/transporting has caused environmental damage

• Doesn't release greenhouse gases

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What does the sun/solar do for us?

• use wind to help create renewable energy

• transform the sun's rays into energy

• uses food to make electricity

• is vital for turning water into drinking

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What do wind turbines do?

• They wait for the wind to turn them

• They are just a statue

• They are clean and renewable energy

• They are a yard decoration

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