Natural Resources and Energy

Which are ways we use fossil fuels?

• eating and drinking

• paper and building

• arts and crafts

• cars and heat

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Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• coal

• natural gas

• the earth

• oil

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

• biomass

• nuclear

• geothermal

• hydroelectric

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

• hydroelectric powerplant

• nuclear powerplant

• biomass powerplant

• geothermal power plant

Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 

• solar

• hydrogen

• geothermal

• wind

Why do we tend to use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?

• less expensive

• more energy

• both of these

Uranium atoms are split apart to produce energy.

• True

• False

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Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment. What data would provide evidence for this claim?

• Increased human lifespan and increased ice cap size

• Increased human population and decreased habitats for plants and animals

• Increased consumption of resources by humans and increased biodiversity (variety) in nature

• Increased of fossil fuel burning by humans and decreased use of other resources

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Claim: Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions can be reduced by increasing the amount of electricity produced by wind.

Which pair of graphs, showing data for CO₂ emissions and wind production of electricity would support this claim?

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