Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What type of energy is able to be regenerated in a short amount of time or are continuous?

• Renewable Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

• All Energy

• Generational Energy

Which of the following are fossil fuels? (Select all that apply.)

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear Energy

Which of the following are renewable energy sources? (Select all that apply.)

• Solar

• Wind

• Hydroelectric

• Geothermal

• Biomass

Fossil Fuels are ​relatively ​ (a)   and easy to ​ (b)   .

• cheap
• transport
• expensive
• make

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What is an advantage of using hydropower (water) as an energy source?

• uses existing bodies of water.

• may divert water and alter normal water flow.

• might disrupt the movements of animals.

• sometimes causes flooding in surrounding areas.

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Moving water, tides, and dams are examples of _________.

• Hydropower

• Biomass

• Geothermal

• Nuclear Fusion

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Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas that were formed over millions of years from decayed plants and animals. This process requires time, pressure, and heat.

• Fossil Fuels

• Renewable Resources

• Replenish

• Geothermal

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Nuclear fuels are highly efficient sources of energy. What is an environmental impact of the use of nuclear fuels?

• Nuclear fuel is easily exhausted.

• Nuclear waste disposal is hazardous.

• They decrease the pollution of fresh water resources.

• They increase the emission of greenhouse gases.

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What percentage of our energy use comes from fossil fuels?

• 25%
• 45%
• 61%
• 86%

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Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

• They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.
• They are being formed too far beneath the surface.
• The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.
• We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.