Earth's Energy Resources

Energy from sunlight is called what?

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Moving Water

• Nuclear Energy

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and Gasoline

• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

• Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

• Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

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Energy made from moving water or falling water is

• geothermal energy

• solar energy

• electrical energy

• hydroelectrical energy

Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources, True or False?

• True

• False

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Most of the energy that we use on Earth can be traced back to 

• coal

• the sun

• geothermal heat from the earth

• natural gas

Which is true of energy resource acquisition?

• Renewable resources are mostly acquired above Earth’s surface. Nonrenewable resources are mostly acquired below Earth’s surface.

• Nonrenewable resources are mostly acquired above Earth’s surface. Renewable resources are mostly acquired below Earth’s surface.

• Both renewable resources and nonrenewable resources are mostly acquired below Earth’s surface.

• Both renewable resources and nonrenewable resources are mostly acquired above Earth’s surface.

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Why are fossils fuels so widely used?

• They are renewable so they won't run out.

• They pollution they produce is less compared to renewable energy sources.

• They are easy to obtain and process.

• They don't disrupt the environment when mined from the earth.

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Which of these can be mined from Earth and used as an energy source?

• Coal

• Gravel

• Granite

• Limestone

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An energy resource that cannot be replaced within a lifetime.

• renewable

• geothermal

• non-renewable

• biomass

• A
• B
• C
• D

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