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Worksheets5.7C Alternative Energies
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The poster shows advertises tours of a power plant. This power plant produces electricity most likely using...
fossil fuels
biofuels
solar energy
geothermal energy
Many cities are taking actions to cause less harm to the environment. Which action produces energy from an alternative source?
Burning coal to heat homes
Replacing lawns with plants that require less water
Using biofuels to generate electricity
Building a new water-treatment plant to improve water quality
Which of the methods of generating electricity shown below does NOT use alternative energy resources?
Which alternative energy source is generated beneath Earth's crust and can be used to heat buildings?
Hydroelectric energy
Geothermal energy
Wind energy
Solar energy
An energy company wants to build a hydroelectric power plant. Which of these characteristics of an area is most important to the development of a hydroelectric power plant?
The area has a cool, rainy climate
The area is located in a valley with very little wind and frequent heavy fog
The area has a river that flows rapidly from nearby mountains and through a valley
The area has no geysers or hot springs.
A group of fifth graders students was researching alternative energy resources in the school library. Each student made a list of resources. Which list contains only alternative energy resources?
Citizens in a community were surveyed about the type of energy resource they would like for a new power plant. The results of the survey are shown in the table above. How many citizens chose alternative energy resources?
257
485
850
365
Most alternative energy resources produce more energy at certain times. Which combination can produce a steady flow of energy from only alternative resources 24 hours a day year-round?
Geothermal and natural gas
Hydroelectric and geothermal
Solar and petroleum
Wind and coal
Some buildings and homes are heated by energy produced from an alternative to fossil fuels. Which of these is an example of a building or home heated using an alternative energy source?
A home heated by energy generated by a hydroelectric dam
A building that has emergency electric generators that run on gasoline.
A home heated by energy produced from a coal power plant in a city
A building that has furnaces powered by natural gas
Which of these shows a person using alternative energy source to perform a task?
