IGCSE Energy Resources

How does the use of fossil fuels affect the atmosphere?

• Burning fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

• Burning fossil fuels helps heal the ozone layer.

• Burning fossil fuels adds a protective layer around the Earth.

• Burning fossil fuels clears the atmosphere of carcinogens.

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Oil

• Non-renewable

• Renewable

Wind

• Non-renewable

• Renewable

Fuelwood

• Non-renewable

• Renewable

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels

• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

• Solar energy recharges batteries

• All of them

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

• They are limitless

• They exist in many places on Earth.

• They are originally from once-living things.

• They take millions of years to form.

One benefit of geothermal energy is that ________________________________.

• a plant can be built ANYWHERE

• it doesn't cost a lot of money to build

• it can provide power 24 hours a day

• it harms ecosystems where it's built

Which of these is a true statement about nuclear power?

• It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

• It doesn't cost a lot of money to build.

• It does not produce radioactive waste.

• It produces very little amounts of energy.

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Which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

• Both are renewable resources

• Both require wind in order to work

• Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

• Neither one causes global warming

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What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?

• lots and lots of pollution

• Kills wild bird population

• Radioactive waste

• Increases potential for flooding

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