Energy Resources Lesson

This is a nonrenewable resource made of the remains of ancient organisms and is burned as an energy source.

• nuclei

• water

• fossil fuel

This is an energy resource that cannot be used up.

• oil

• nonrenewable energy

• inexhaustible energy resource

This is an energy resource that is used faster than it is replaced.

• water

• wind

• nonrenewable energy resource

This is an energy resource that is replaced as fast as, or faster than, it is used.

• renewable energy resource

• nonrenewable energy resource

• inexhaustible energy resource

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products

• Form underground from dead organisms.
  

• Replaced in a short period of time

• Allow energy to pass through them easily

Which energy source would help countries decrease dependence on fossil fuels?

• Coal

• Geothermal power

• Natural gas

• Oil

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Why is it important to conserve fossil fuels like coal?

• They are easily extracted.

• They are easily exhausted.

• They are the only source of energy on Earth.

• They give the largest amount of energy when burned.

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What is one reason to move away from the use of fossil fuels as an energy source?

• It is more expensive to produce energy from them than from nuclear or solar energy.

• Most power plants in operation today are not designed to use fossil fuels for energy.

• They are nonrenewable resources and will eventually be depleted.

• They cannot easily be extracted from the ground using today’s technology.

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Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

• Sunlight is used to heat a home.

• Water is released through a dam.

• Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

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