Hydro and Wind Energy

1. What is it called when you generate electricity with a dam and water?

• Geothermal Energy
• Hydroelectric energy
• Radiation energy

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3. What is a generator?

• A machine that creates radiation.
• A machine that turns mechanical into electrical energy.
• A type of wind energy

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5. What is one one disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?

• It does not work if you don't have volcanoes nearby.
• It doesn't work if the it is not windy.
• It doesn't work if you don't have rivers or moving water nearby.

6. This form of electrical energy generating is called...

• Hydroelectric
• Geothermal
• Wind
• Non-Renewable

7. Fossil fuels are considered....

• Non-renewable
• Renewable

8. Which fossil fuel is made of old trees and plants from long ago?

• Petroleum
• Coal
• Hydroelectric

What is one advantage of wind energy out of the choices below?

• Turbines are very expensive
• Wind turbines only create air pollution
• Wind turbines are inexpensive 

Wind energy is a ____________ resource.

• nonrenewable
• renewable
• hydroelectric
• solar

Is hydroelectricity a renewable or a non-renewable source of energy?

• Yes, it's renewable

• No, it is not renewable

• I do not know

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How long has hydroelectricity been in use?

• For billions of years

• For thousands of years

• For centuries

• For decades