Energy (for Environmental Science course)

The Sun is directly or indirectly responsible for all of the following types of energy

• solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass.

• solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and fossil fuels.

• solar, wind, biomass, and fossil fuels.

• solar, geothermal, and fossil fuels.

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Solar energy stored in material such as wood, grain, sugar, and municipal waste is/are called

• fossil fuels.

• biomass energy.

• geothermal energy.

• natural gas.

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Solar energy

• needs further research to improve technologies and bring down costs.

• is the best form of renewable energy to develop everywhere on Earth.

• is something that will not be developed until long into the future.

• requires tremendous amounts of space that is better suited for other activities.

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Geothermal energy

• has extreme safety issues because it is so hot.

• could, in principle, be harnessed anywhere on Earth.

• requires cool water be pumped into the ground to heat up.

• produces few pollutants, but a lot of greenhouse gases.

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Wind power

• comes indirectly from solar energy.

• is cheap to harness on a large scale.

• is good green energy that is welcomed by people everywhere.

• produces few pollutants, but a lot of greenhouse gases.

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The largest geothermal power plant in the United States is located near which city?

• Chicago

• Los Angeles

• New York

• San Francisco

When wood is burned in a fire, it is a biofuel.

• True

• False

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Renewable resources will eventually run out.

• True

• False

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A tremendous amount of research is going into developing wave and tide power plants.

• True

• False

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Most of the dams in the United States are designed to provide hydroelectric power.

• True

• False

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