AICE Unit 3 Resource Management

Which fossil fuel is used primarily for transportation?

• crude oil

• natural gas

• coal

The renewable energy type that doesn't involve turbines.

Nuclear power is generated through

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

This element is needed for nuclear power plants, and must be mined for.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Fracking is a method used to extract natural gas that involves

• pumping water underground that is under high pressure

• the use of artesian wells

• offshore drilling

• digging large mines

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

As a result of the dams and reservoirs along the Colorado River, Mexico now

• has hydroelectric power in it's northern region.

• has an endangered salmon population.

• receives less than 10% of the natural water flow from the river.

• receives large amounts of water for crops through an aqueduct from Nevada.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is it called when landfills burn some of the solid waste?

This type of renewable energy power plant uses natural heat from underground to move a turbine.

In Lee County, our electricity is generated mostly from

• solar

• nuclear

• natural gas

• coal

In the U.S., which renewable energy types produce the most electricity?

• 1) wind

  2) hydro

• 1) solar

  2) wind

• 1) hydro

  2) solar

• 1) geo

  2) wind