Energy Vocab. Quiz

Natural resources that are replenished by the environment in a short period of time (wind, solar power, geothermal energy, etc)

• Nonrenewable resources
• Renewable resources
• Solar Energy
• Fossil Fuels

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Resources that are used up faster than they can be replaced

• Renewable resources
• Nonrenewable resources
• Geothermal energy
• Energy conservation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Nonrenewable resource; such as coal, gas or natural gas that is formed in the Earth from the remains of living organisms.

• Biomass
• Hydroelectric power
• Solar energy
• Fossil fuels

Processes that use energy from the sun to generate heat or electricity.

• Solar energy
• Fossil fuels
• Energy conservation
• Biofuels

Reducing energy consumption to save electricity; reduce/reuse/recycle

• renewable resources
• energy conservation
• solar energy
• nuclear power

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Heat energy inside Earth that can be used to heat buildings and produce electricity.

• fossil fuels
• hydroelectric power
• energy conservation
• Geothermal energy

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Generating electricity using flowing water to drive a turbine that powers a generator.  

• hydroelectric power
• biomass
• solar energy
• biofuels

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Any material from living things that can be used as an energy source.

• hydroelectric power
• geothermal energy
• fossil fuels
• biomass

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.

• biofuels
• nuclear power
• nonrenewable resources
• geothermal energy

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

What are greenhouse gases?

• gases that cause climate change (heating of the atmosphere)

• gases that emit green smoke

• gases that are used to make green colored glass

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5