Natural Resources/Energy

Which of the following are renewable resources? (check all that apply)

• Coal

• Minerals

• Petroleum (oil)

• Sunlight (solar)

• Hydroelectric

Why do some power plants use fossil fuels to make electricity?

• Fossil fuels are better for the environment

• Fossil fuels slow down global climate change

• Fossil fuels are less expensive than other power sources

• Fossil fuels are renewable

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Which BEST explains what scientists are referring to when they use the term conservation?

• nonliving parts of the environment

• living organisms in the environment

• health of the living organisms in the environment

• protection, management, and renewal of resources

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which will most likely occur if fossil fuels continue to be used globally as the primary energy resource?

• The amount of available food will increase.

• The amount of pollution in the oceans will decrease.

• The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will increase.

• The amount of health concerns affecting the human population will decrease.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is true about using fossil fuels for energy? (Check ALL that apply)

• They are nonrenewable, and will eventually run out.

• They produce greenhouse gases like CO₂

• They cause global climate change (increase in global temperature)

• They take millions of year to be created

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which energy sources come from fossil fuels? (Check ALL that apply)

• Petroleum (oil)

• Coal

• Uranium (nuclear)

• Wind

• Natural gas

Coal is

• renewable
• nonrenewable

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Oil is

• renewable
• nonrenewable

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Sunlight is

• renewable
• nonrenewable

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Wind is

• renewable
• nonrenewable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6