Sources of Energy

Renewable sources will never run out.

• True

• False

Which form of energy uses water moving through a dam?

• Geothermal

• Nuclear

• Solar

• Hydropower

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Energy that uses heat from within the earth is ____.

• Nuclear

• Geothermal

• Wind

• Solar

What is a disadvantage of using coal as an energy source?

• There is lots of it everywhere

• It releases radiation as a byproduct

• It is inexpensive

• Mining can damage the environment

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Which two energy sources require open space?

• Biomass and natural gas

• Wind and Hydropower

• Wind and Solar power

• Solar power and Nuclear power

Which energy source depends on the weather?

• Hydropower

• Solar

• Wind

• Geothermal

Which energy source uses turbines that spin in open air?

• Nuclear

• Hydropower

• Wind

• Geothermal

What do geothermal and solar energy have in common?

• Both rely on the movement of turbines

• Neither is expensive

• Neither produces greenhouse gases

• Sunlight is needed for both

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Why is oil nonrenewable?

• Because we will never run out

• Because it gives us more energy than we need

• Because we don't have the material to make it anymore

• Because we use it faster than we can replace it

What is one advantage of using hydroelectricity as an energy source?

• Heat is captures under the earth

• It might change the migration patterns of salmon

• Reservoirs can be used to irrigate crops

• It doesn't need motion to turn turbines.