What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

Replaced in a reasonably short time period

Produced by waste products of animals

Form underground from dead organisms

Allow energy to pass through them easily

Wind turbines are used for what purpose in a wind mill

For rotating and making kinetic energy into mechanical energy

What is one disadvantage of using water power?

It creates a lot of electricity

Solar power, wind power, and water power are good because...

they don't create much pollution

Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air

A source of non- renewable energy

What is one of the biggest disadvantages to wind turbines?

They can interfere with bird migration

It takes a long time to put one up and then maintain it

Why are fossil fuels more widely used than solar energy?

The sun's energy can never be harnessed

Which of the methods of generating electricity does NOT use alternative energy resources?

Burning natural gas in a power plant

Solar panels taking in light energy

Drilling wells to reach hot rocks deep inside the earth

Why does too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere cause climate change?

It traps heat and warms up our planet.

The food we eat adds to our______

A) consumption of carbon dioxide

Which of these choices in transportation produces less green house gas than the others?

taking mass transit of any kind

none of these are correct because they all produce equal amounts of green house gases

Which of these activities reduce greenhouse gas production?

A) Turning off lights when leaving a room

B) Leaving the video game system on when your done playing

C) Leaving chargers and non essential appliances plugged in when not in use

D) burning garbage rather than burying it in a landfill

How is the post-industrial era different to any other era with regards to the carbon cycle?

Energy demands have increased dramatically

Less people are working in agriculture

industry has actually reduced regarding the overall production of green house gases

The internet allows for faster communication

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Do Renewable energy sources run out?

Yes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What is a renewable resource?

An object you can reuse

An object you cannot reuse

Fossil fuels

Oil

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

Renewable Energy Resource

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

Renewable

Nonrenewable

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

Renewable

Nonrenewable

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

Renewable

Nonrenewable

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__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

Geothermal

Hydro

Wind

Nuclear

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Alternative Energy: Renewable Resources

Do Renewable energy sources run out?

What is a renewable resource?

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

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