Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources

Which of these is a disadvantage of windmills?

• amount of land required
• time to construct one
• the availability of wind
• the location of reliable wind

Which renewable energy source uses the superheated water below earth's surface to spin a turbine and generator?

• hydroelectric dam
• geothermal power
• wind farm
• hydrogen fuel

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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What percentage of our energy use comes from fossil fuels?

• 25%
• 45%
• 61%
• 86%

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Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 

• Energy
• Biomass
• Heat
• Nuclear waste

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Hydroelectric power is electricity made from the energy of

• moving water underground
• moving water all over the ground
• moving water in a wind turbine
• moving water in a dam

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A disadvantage of geothermal energy is

• it is renewable
• that it is dangerous because they tend be in areas where volcanoes are
• that it is heat naturally produced within Earth
• that the heat energy produces steam

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Conservation is useful in many ways.  It helps us use

• fewer natural resources
• more natural resources
• more alternative resources
• more fossil fuels

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Biofuels are fuels made from

• fossil fuels
• organic matter
• organic fuels
• fossil matter

In hydroelectric energy, the energy of moving water turns turbines that changes into

• Solar Energy
• Wind Energy
• Mechanical energy
• Electrical Energy

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