Energy Quizizz

What is one benefit of using renewable resources to produce energy?

• Renewable resources cannot be used up permanently.

• Renewable resources are available everywhere.

• Producing energy from renewable resources is easy.

• Producing energy from renewable resources relies on weather.

The United States has the third highest population of all the countries in the world, yet it has the highest energy consumption. Which energy source is the United States in danger of depleting first?

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In a city, home-heating from coal and local timber increased by 30% in a single year.

As a result, which direct impact to the local environment will most likely happen?

• Soil erosion in the area will decrease.

• Forests in the area will grow much faster.

• Carbon dioxide concentrations in the air will increase.

• Lakes, rivers, and streams will become less polluted.

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Which conservation example demonstrates resource recycling?

• using solar heaters to keep houses warm

• using a plastic grocery bag more than once

• transforming used glass or plastic bottles into new products

• riding a bike to school or work instead of driving a car

Energy can be produced in many different ways. Which method adds more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and increases global warming?

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Nuclear fuels are highly efficient sources of energy.

What is an environmental impact of the use of nuclear fuels?

• Nuclear fuel is easily exhausted.

• Nuclear waste disposal is hazardous.

• They decrease the pollution of fresh water resources.

• They increase the emission of greenhouse gases.

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Use the pie graph to answer the question.

What percentage of energy is produced from energy sources that are nonrenewable?

• 21.3%

• 44.7%

• 69.1%

• 89.4%

In a local town, more than 50% of home owners installed solar heaters to keep their homes warm instead of using electricity from coal that comes from a different state.

How will this decision impact the local environment?

• There will be a decrease in local deforestation.

• There will be an increase in acid rain as result of the increased coal conservation.

• There will be an increase in local smog from the coal fired power plants.

• There will be a decrease in local greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hydropower generates over 60% of the world's renewable energy. What could be an environmental impact of this method of power generation?

• It emits greenhouse gases.

• It produces air pollutants.

• It contaminates groundwater resources.

• It results in the destruction of plant and animal habitats.

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Which is NOT true about renewable resources

• There is an never-ending supply of renewable resources.

• All renewable resources can be used to keep the earth cleaner.

• Using renewable resources can keep the environment more healthy.

• All renewable resources are bad for the environment.

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