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Renewable and Non-renewable Resources

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which has the greatest effect on the enviroment?

a)

oil

b)

burnig coal

c)

natural gas

d)

uranium

2.

How is the eviroment affected by burning coal?

a)

it creates pollution in the air

b)

it causes air quality to be purified

3.

Which are non-renewable resources? Check all that apply.

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Solar energy

d)

Natural Gas

e)

Uranium

4.

Which are renewable resources? Check all that apply.

a)

Wind Energy

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Water

e)

Hydroelectricity

5.

Where does coal come from?

a)

remains of ocean organisms

b)

remains of fossils

c)

the remains of land plants

d)

remains of volcanic molten lava that has turned into rock form

6.

Where does natural gas come from?

a)

remains of ocean organisms

b)

remains of land plants

c)

remains of volcanic molten lava that has turned into rock form

d)

remains of fossils

7.

Where does oil come from?

a)

remains of volcanic molten lava that has turned into rock form

b)

remains of fossils

c)

remains of land plants

d)

remains of ocean organisms

8.

What are uranium reactions used for?

a)

to produce solar energy

b)

to produce hydroelectricity

c)

to produce electricity in nuclear power plants

d)

to produce natural gas

9.

What does wind energy use?

a)

turbines

b)

solar panels

c)

heat

d)

uranium

10.

Why does hydroelectricity and wind energy use turbines?

a)

to transform energy of motion into electrical energy

b)

to use sun's energy to heat homes

c)

to transform natural gas into electricity

11.

What is hydroelectricity used for?

a)

to transform natural gas into electricity

b)

to transforms energy to heat homes

c)

to transform energy of motion into electrical energy

12.

What does hydroelectricity use?

a)

natural gas

b)

solar energy

c)

turbines

d)

heat

13.

What form of energy is solar energy?

a)

sun energy

b)

wind energy

c)

hydroelectric energy

14.

What is solar energy?

a)

the sun's energy is transformed into electrical energy or heat from homes

b)

uses turbines to transform energy of motion into electrical energy

c)

reactions used to produce electricity in nuclear power plants

15.

Where does heat energy come from in your home?

a)

it comes from burning oil

b)

It comes from coal powered energy plants

c)

it comes from burning naturural gas

d)

it comes from uranium

16.

Where does electrical energy come from?

a)

It can come from coal powered energy plants

b)

it can come from burning natural gas

c)

it can come from uranium

d)

it can come from burning oil

17.

What are some ways that you and your family can save energy in your home? Check all that apply.

a)

turn off lights when not in the room

b)

use natural light when available

c)

keep fans ongoing in an empty room

d)

turn off appliances when not in use

e)

fall asleep with the television on

18.

The ___________ used as fuel for _____________ was formed billilons of years ago.

a)

coal; heat energy

b)

uranium; nuclear energy

c)

natural gas; solar energy

d)

oil; electrical energy

19.

Uranium is a ______________ resource.

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

20.

What is the major disadvantage of non-renewable energy resources? Check all that apply.

a)

they cause pollution in the air

b)

they do not produce a lot of air

c)

they are very expensive

21.

What is the major disadvantage of renewable resources? Check all that apply.

a)

they do not produce alot of air

b)

they are very expensive

c)

they cause pollution in the air

22.

What is mehanical energy?

a)

energy from wind

b)

energy from heat

c)

energy of the sun

d)

energy of motion

23.

Some examples of mechanical energy transformed into electrical energy. Check all that apply.

a)

wind turbines

b)

solar energy

c)

heat energy

d)

water turbines

24.

Chose an example where solar energy is transformed into electrical energy.

a)

wind turbines

b)

solar panels

c)

water turbines

25.

What comes from burning coal and natural gas?

a)

heat energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

solar energy

d)

wind energy

26.

What comes from burning natural gas?

a)

solar energy

b)

wind energy

c)

heat energy

d)

electrical energy

27.

True or False. Natural resources are found in nature and are not made by humans.

a)

True

b)

False