Which resource when used causes the most pollution?

• SOLAR

• COAL

• WIND

• WATER

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What is the greatest contributor to air pollution in the United States?

• factories

• cars/automobiles

• power plants

Which is an environmental consequence of using biomass as a source of energy?

• There are no environmental consequences for using biomass as a source of energy.

• Biomass creates harmful emission of carbon and sulfur, and causes massive cutting of trees.

• Biomass has a great impact on the temperature of fresh water and the amount of dissolved oxygen.

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Which environmental consequence is most often associated with obtaining energy from fossil fuels?

• air pollution

• noise pollution

• disruption of bird migration

• excessive use of valuable land

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Which form of power is the most energy efficient?

• water turbines

• coal-fired plants

• combustion engines

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Which form of energy transformation would result in the emission of the greenhouse gas methane?

• nuclear energy

• solar energy

• coal mining

Which is considered to be an important source of energy worldwide which may impact plant growth?

• biomass

• geothermal

• hydroelectric

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When building a dam for a hydroelectric power plant, which best describes a possible negative effect on the environment?

• flooding

• air pollution

• radioactive waste

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Which environmentally safe energy sources depend heavily on the sun?

• wind and solar

• nuclear and coal

• solar and nuclear

Which renewable resource is used with photovoltaic cells to produce electricity?

• hydrothermal energy

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

• nuclear energy

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