Worksheets8.P.2 Energy Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Natural resources that are replenished by the environment in a short period of time (wind, solar power, geothermal energy, etc)
a)
Nonrenewable resources
b)
Renewable resources
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Fossil Fuels
2.
Resources that are not easily replenished by the environment.
a)
Renewable resources
b)
Nonrenewable resources
c)
Geothermal energy
d)
Energy conservation
3.
Nonrenewable resource; natural fuel such as coal, gas or natural gas that is formed in the Earth from the remains of living organisms.
a)
Biomass
b)
Hydroelectric power
c)
Solar energy
d)
Fossil fuels
4.
Renewable resource; radiant energy emitted by the sun that can be collected by solar panels.
a)
Solar energy
b)
Fossil fuels
c)
Energy conservation
d)
Biofuels
5.
Reducing energy consumption to save electricity; reduce/reuse/recycle
a)
renewable resources
b)
energy conservation
c)
solar energy
d)
nuclear power
6.
Renewable resource; uses heat from the earth to produce energy - 'geo' means 'earth' and 'thermal' means 'heat.'
a)
fossil fuels
b)
hydroelectric power
c)
energy conservation
d)
Geothermal energy
7.
Renewable resource; form of energy generated by the conversion of free-falling dam water to electricity
a)
hydroelectric power
b)
biomass
c)
solar energy
d)
biofuels
8.
Renewable resource; Total mass of organisms in a given area or volume that can be used as a fuel.
a)
hydroelectric power
b)
geothermal energy
c)
fossil fuels
d)
biomass
9.
Renewable energy; released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.
a)
biofuels
b)
nuclear power
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
geothermal energy
10.
Renewable resource; fuels made from living organisms - literally biological fuels.
a)
biofuels
b)
solar energy
c)
fossil fuels
d)
geothermal energy
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