Alternative Energy

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

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

All of the following are considered alternative energy sources EXCEPT –

• Wind

• Coal

• Biofuel

• Solar

Wind energy is

• generated from moving water

• moving air that generates electricity

• comes from plant material

• comes from inside the earth

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A type of energy that is renewable because it uses the sun's energy is

• nuclear energy

• biomass energy

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

A problem with wind energy is that 

• Birds and bats may be threatened

• Too much wind is produced

• it is nonrenewable

• not predictable

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Solar Energy is...

• Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air

• Energy that comes from the Sun

• Energy that comes from the interior of the Earth

• Fuel from plant material

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What type of energy is being produced in the picture?

• wind

• hydroelectric

• solar

• nuclear

What type of energy is being produced in the picture?

• wind

• hydroelectric

• solar

• nuclear

What is a benefit of using green energy such as biofuels, solar, or wind power?

• they are renewable and produce little pollution

• there is no benefit for using them

• they are more expensive than using fossil fuels

• they are likely to run out of supply in the near future

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Why are fossil fuels not a good long term energy source? Choose all that apply.

• they produce emissions that are harmful to the environment

• they have a limited supply

• they are renewable

• they are not as reliable as solar power

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