AP Environmental Science: Energy Resources & Consumption Notes

A nonrenewable resource is:

• a resource that can be replenished naturally over time

• a resource that cannot be replenished naturally at the same rate it is consumed

• a resource that is always available and never runs out

• a resource that is only used in renewable energy technologies

A renewable resource is:

• A resource that can be replenished naturally over time

• A resource that cannot be replaced once used

• A resource that is man-made

• A resource that is always available in unlimited quantities

Energy consumption is not evenly distributed between developed and developing countries.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: Decaying organisms are converted into oil and natural gas due to ________.

• pressure and heat

• photosynthesis

• evaporation

• oxidation

Match the following nuclear disasters with their locations:

• Fukushima

• Three Mile Island

• Three Mile Island

• Fukushima

• Chernobyl

• Chernobyl

Energy Consumption: The use of energy resources is not evenly __________ between developed and developing countries.

• distributed

• consumed

• produced

• shared

6.6 Nuclear Power: Two Types of Nuclear Power: ________: Splitting of the nucleus.

• Fission

• Fusion

• Decay

• Transmutation

Energy is produced from moving water. Water can be used to generate electricity through __________ dams, turbines in small rivers, and movement in the tides.

• hydroelectric

• solar

• wind

• geothermal