What is an advantage of using renewable energy sources like the sun instead of nonrenewable energy sources?

Renewable energy sources cause less pollution to the environment.

Existing power grids were constructed to depend more on renewable energy sources.

Existing power lines connect people in remote areas to renewable energy sources.

Renewable energy sources can be harvested at all times of day.

Why is geothermal power considered renewable?

It is being constantly replenished by Earth’s internal energy.

It can be replaced by human-made factories.

It takes a very long time for more of it to be made.

It is powered by the internal heat of Earth.

What are the advantages of solar power? Choose all of the correct answers.

can be generated in any climate

can be generated on sunny and cloudy days

can be generated 24 hours a day

Which are ways to reduce your carbon footprint?

keep the water running while you brush your teeth

turn up the thermostat when it is cold

keep your electronic devices on at all times

What types of human activities damage a watershed? Choose all of the correct answers.

removing animal habitats to build houses

dumping waste from factories into the environment

planting trees to prevent erosion

using renewable energy such as wind power

A student builds a structure to study the greenhouse effect. She places soil in a glass aquarium with a light shining over it. She places a thermometer inside. She covers the aquarium with a clear lid to model the atmosphere. How would the temperature of the model change if she added plants, which process energy through photosynthesis?

The temperature would stay the same

Which question should scientists answer when planning a dam to avoid negative effects on fish?

How far up a river do fish migrate?

How much electricity can a dam generate?

How often will a river flood without a dam?

How old are fish when they migrate?

What is a positive effect of building a dam on the environment?

It does not release air pollution into the environment.

It can block fish from traveling through a river.

It can require people to move to new locations.

It changes average water temperatures.

One way that you can help the environment is to __________.

walk or ride a bicycle instead of using a car

use oil instead of solar power to heat your home

throw any unused food or goods from your house into the garbage

use new instead of recycled materials

How can people build buildings that have fewer negative effects on the environment? Choose all of the correct answers.

Use recycled materials to build buildings.

Add solar panels to power buildings.

Use oil heating to warm buildings.

Who is required to clean up an oil spill?

the community where the oil spill happened

What are ways that people can prevent oil from getting into rivers and streams?

Build a buffer zone around water sources

Use gas powered cars and trucks

The graph shows the carbon dioxide concentration and temperature of Earth throughout history. What is the relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature?

The higher the concentration of carbon dioxide, the higher the temperature.

The higher the concentration of carbon dioxide, the lower the temperature.

There is no relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature.

The lower the concentration of carbon dioxide, the higher the temperature.

Earth and Human Activity

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The diagram shows how nuclear power is transformed into electricity.

How does nuclear energy produce electricity?

The heat from atoms fusing spins a turbine.

Atoms in water break apart when they are boiled.

Atoms in water fuse and cause water to boil.

The heat from atoms splitting spins a turbine.

Which renewable resource could produce more than all of the energy currently used by humans?

biomass

water

solar

wind

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How do solar concentrators generate electricity?

turn light energy into heat energy

turn light energy into motion energy

turn heat energy into motion energy

turn heat energy into light energy

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable?

They pollute air and water.

They take a very long time to be replaced.

They are burned to make electricity.

They are made from once-living organisms.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What energy conversion does wind power use?

motion energy to light energy

motion energy to electrical energy

light energy to chemical energy

light energy to electrical energy

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Nuclear energy is generated when __________.

atoms are split apart

heat makes steam

heat spins a turbine

atoms are fused together

__________ is not a fossil fuel, but it is nonrenewable.

Natural gas

Coal

Uranium

Crude oil

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How does nuclear energy produce electricity?

Which renewable resource could produce more than all of the energy currently used by humans?

How do solar concentrators generate electricity?

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable?

What energy conversion does wind power use?

Nuclear energy is generated when __________.

__________ is not a fossil fuel, but it is nonrenewable.

What is an advantage of using renewable energy sources like the sun instead of nonrenewable energy sources?

The pie chart shows U.S. energy consumption in 2015.

In 2015, the United States consumed the most energy from __________.

This diagram shows the different energy sources used in the United States in history.

Which resource has decreased in use the most over time?

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What energy conversion does wind power use?

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__________ is not a fossil fuel, but it is nonrenewable.

What is an advantage of using renewable energy sources like the sun instead of nonrenewable energy sources?

The pie chart shows U.S. energy consumption in 2015.In 2015, the United States consumed the most energy from __________.

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