Human Uses of Energy

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Oil

• Sunlight

• Natural gas

What is one major effect of oil spills?

• Increase in plant growth

• Loss of plant and animal lives

• Improved water quality

• More fish in the ocean

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What can wind energy be transformed into?

• Heat

• Electricity

• Oil

• Coal

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What is an activity a family can do to positively impact the environment?

• Burn more coal

• Use more plastic

• Recycle appropriate items

• Cut down trees

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What is the purpose of building dams in rivers?

• To increase fish population

• To hold water back and produce electricity

• To make rivers wider

• To stop all water flow

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True or False? Levees make riverbanks taller, helping to prevent a river from flooding towns.

• True

• False

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How are fossil fuels formed?

• By oil rigs

• From the remains of organisms

• From scientists in a lab

• They are not formed. They are a natural resource.

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Which is used as a renewable resource technology?

• Car

• Solar Cell

• Gas

• iPhone

1. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

• coal

• wind energy

• solar energy

• water

What does renewable mean?

• to protect from loss

• able to be replaced

• to put money or resources toward something

• to move forward

• not able to be replaced