Renewable Resources

Renewable energy resources produce less (a)   than fossil fuels.

• pollution

• energy

• wind

• light

Which alternative energy source does this house use?

• Water

• Wind

• Solar

• Geothermal

Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...

• Hydropower

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

• Solar Energy

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT – A. Wind B. Coal C. Biomass D. Solar

• Wind

• Coal

• Biomass

• Solar

Photovoltaic (PV) is different from Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) because PV uses the sun's (a)   and CSP uses the sun's (b)   to produce electricity.

• Heat, Light

• Energy, Heat

• Light, Energy

• Light, Heat

What are the devices in the image called?

• Turbines

• Mills

• Converters

• Weathervanes

What is a disadvantage of tidal energy?

• Hurts swimmers and surfers

• Breaks all the time

• Hurts marine animals

• Pollutes the environment

Classify the following energy sources as renewable or nonrenewable: Oil, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Petroleum, Coal

• Oil, Petroleum, Coal - Nonrenewable; Solar, Wind, Geothermal - Renewable

• Oil, Solar, Wind - Renewable; Geothermal, Petroleum, Coal - Nonrenewable

• Oil, Wind, Geothermal - Nonrenewable; Solar, Petroleum, Coal - Renewable

• Oil, Solar, Geothermal - Renewable; Wind, Petroleum, Coal - Nonrenewable

Using the graph above, which renewable energy source was expected to have the highest electricity generating capacity in 2021?

• A. Wind

• B. Natural gas

• C. Nuclear

• D. Solar