Environ Sci - Energy

ENERGY is the ability to do work

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A natural non renewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms

• fossil fuel

• hydropower

• geothermal

• wind

What is a renewable resource?

• Solar power

• An object you cannot replace

• Fossil fuels

• A resource that has a nearly unlimited supply

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Petroleum
• Biomass
• Natural gas
• Coal

Energy that uses heat from within the earth is ____.

• Nuclear

• Geothermal

• Wind

• Solar

What is a disadvantage of using coal as an energy source?

• There is lots of it everywhere

• It releases radiation as a byproduct

• It is inexpensive

• Mining can damage the environment

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Which energy source depends on the weather?

• Hydropower

• Solar

• Wind

• Geothermal

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Which energy source uses turbines that spin in open air?

• Nuclear

• Hydropower

• Wind

• Geothermal

What do geothermal and solar energy have in common?

• Both rely on the movement of turbines

• Neither is expensive

• Neither produces greenhouse gases

• Sunlight is needed for both

Why is oil nonrenewable?

• Because we will never run out

• Because it gives us more energy than we need

• Because we don't have the material to make it anymore

• Because we use it faster than we can replace it