Renewable Energy Concepts Assessment

True or false. A renewable energy source is defined as being replaced by natural processes as quickly as it is used.

• True

• False

As energy demands increase, our supply of nonrenewable energy resources (a)   . (increases/decreases)

Choose the options that represent solar energy sources

• Biomass

• Photovoltaic

• Parabolic trough / concentrated solar power

• Hydroelectric

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Hydroelectric dams use ___________ ________ energy of water behind a dam to generate electricity.

• nuclear potential

• chemical potential

• gravitational potential

• elastic potential

Hydroelectric dams generate electricity by allowing water to rush down through channels and spin a (a)   .

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True or false. One negative of hydroelectric dams is that they destroy the land and ecosystems behind the dam when initially submerged.

• True

• False

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Wind power systems generate electricity when wind turns a propeller which in turn spins a (a)   .

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Which of the following are sources of renewable energy? Select ALL that apply.

• wind

• hydroelectric

• oil

• gas

• geothermal

Which of the following transforms energy from the oceans into electrical energy?

• ocean buoys
• tidal turbines
• tsunamis
• deep sea trenches

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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