Energy Resources Lesson

Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.

• Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood

• Mostly decaying organisms

• Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks

• Mostly metal minerals

Geothermal energy is energy from 

• the sun

• heat from deep in the earth

• wind

• inexhaustable

Which renewable resource uses the natural resource in the picture below to produce energy?

• wind

• tidal

• biomass

• geothermal

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This energy resource is only practical in regions that have hot springs and volcanoes.

• Solar

• Wind

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric

The development of a nuclear power plant at an ocean site is expected to produce an enormous amount of electric power for a large population. Ocean water will be used to cool the plant and then returned to the ocean. What unintended consequence should be analyzed before starting construction?

• number of kilowatts produced per home

• the effect of warmed water on aquatic life

• the impact of other energy­producing resources

• energy use per person

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Which is the most negative environmental consequence of building dams for hydroelectric power?

• air pollution

• chemical spills

• water pollution

• habitat destruction

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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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Hydropower 

• produces no air pollution

• can be built in any location

• has no construction costs

• uses a nonrenewable resource

In a(n) __________, the kinetic energy from falling water is converted into electrical energy.

• Fossil Fuel Power Plant

• Nonrenewable Power Plant

• Nuclear Power Plant

• Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Which is an advantage of installing solar panels?

• Reduced amount of air polllution

• High cost to install

• Number of cloudy days

• Use of nonrenewable resources

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