Types of Natural Resources

Do Americans use more renewable or nonrenewable energy sources?

• Renewable energy sources

• Nonrenewable energy sources

• Equal amounts of both

• Neither

Photovoltaic (or solar) cells turn the sun’s energy into what?

• Heat

• Electricity

• Light

• Chemical energy

What energy source is used to make gasoline?

• Biomass

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Natural gas

Define solar.

• Energy from the sun

• Energy from living or once-living organisms

• Energy from the heat within the earth

• Energy from flowing water

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Define biomass.

• Energy from the sun

• Energy from living or once-living organisms

• Energy from the heat within the earth

• Energy from flowing water

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Define geothermal.

• Energy from the sun

• Energy from living or once-living organisms

• Energy from the heat within the earth

• Energy from flowing water

Define hydropower.

• Energy from the sun

• Energy from living or once-living organisms

• Energy from the heat within the earth

• Energy from flowing water

Define coal.

• A renewable energy source

• A type of biomass

• A nonrenewable energy source that is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock

• A gas used in heating and cooking

Define petroleum.

• A renewable energy source

• A type of biomass

• A nonrenewable energy source that is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock

• A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels

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Define propane.

• A renewable energy source

• A type of biomass

• A nonrenewable energy source that is a black or brownish-black sedimentary rock

• A gas used in heating, cooking, and as a fuel for engines