Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 

• Less Expensive 
• More Energy
• All of the above

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The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.

• coal
• oil
• wind
• natural gas

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?

• Hydroelectric
• Geothermal
• Biofuels
• Solar

What are fossil fuels?

• Dinosaur bones
• Resources made from once living organisms 
• Combination of different rocks
• Gas Stations

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Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 

• True
• False

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A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is

• petroleum.
• coal.
• natural gas.
• hydrocarbon.

Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to extract

• oil & natural gas

• just oil

• just natural gas

• oil, natural gas & coal

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A significant disadvantage of tar sands as an alternative oil source, compared with traditional oil drilling, is

• the use of so much energy to extract the energy source

• the potential for ocean oil spills

• the production of additional CO2 into the atmosphere

• that tar sands are more expensive than traditional oil

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Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.

• steel
• coal
• uranium
• hydrogen