Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy

Resources that are not replenished until long after they are used are:

• renewable resources.

• replaceable resources.

• non- renewable resources.

• irreplaceable resources.

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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Coal is burned to heat water so that _______ can turn turbines.

• fire

• steam

• water

• heat

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Renewable resources ...

• are not replaceable.

• are used more frequently than non-renewable resources.

• are never going to run out.

• produce just as much energy as fossils fuels per unit.

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

• nuclear power plant

• hydroelectric power plant

• solar station

• coal burning power plant

Which are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• methane, coal, natural gas

Petroleum is mainly used in the United States for...

• gasoline for cars

• running coal burning power plants

• making windmills turn

• burning for heat

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A photovoltaic cell captures ____ to be used for power.

• wind

• water

• coal

• sunlight

What type of power plant uses scraps from farming, wood, garbage, and waste products to generate electricity?

• Hydroelectric Power Plant

• Geothermal Power Plant

• Biomass Power Plant

• Nuclear Power Plant

Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a _____ power plant.

• biomass

• geothermal

• nuclear

• hydroelectric

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