Nonrenewable Energy Sources Review

What happens when fossil fuels react with air during combustion?

• The energy is used up.

• The chemical energy changes to kinetic energy.

• They become a liquid.

• They release heat and light.

The diagram shows how coal is formed. A statement is missing from the middle box. Which statement should be added to complete the diagram?

• Over millions of years, heat and pressure change the peat into coal.

• The peat expands to create a larger layer.

• Peat fills small gaps and pores in the rock below the surface.

• Over time, there is less and less energy in the peat.

The diagram shows a nuclear power plant. Which explains what is happening at point 1 in the diagram?

• Uranium atoms are split apart to produce heat energy.

• Uranium atoms are heated to create steam.

• The kinetic energy in uranium is changed to heat energy.

• The chemical energy in uranium is changed to nuclear energy.

What fuel is Ben using to get the heat energy to heat the soup?

• Natural Gas

• Petroleum

• Solar

• Coal

What is another nonrenewable energy source that he could add to the poster?

• solar

• petroleum

• wind

• water

Which pair of statements name a difference between coal and petroleum?

• A. Coal is a nonrenewable resource. Petroleum is not.

• B. Coal is found below Earth's surface. Petroleum is at Earth's surface.

• C. Coal is made when dead plants undergo a chemical change. Petroleum is made when plants and animals undergo a chemical change.

• D. Burning coal can have harmful outcomes to the environment. Burning petroleum has no harmful outcomes.

Resources that naturally exist on Earth

• Man made resources

• Natural resources

• Space resources

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All of these are natural resources EXCEPT

• Wind

• Sun

• Rocks

• Lightbulbs

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Natural gas is a...

• Renewable resource

• Nonrenewable resource

Solar energy (from the sun) is a...

• Nonrenewable resource

• Renewable resource