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Review LGE- Energy Resources

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of energy resource is wind?
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
c)
Exhaustible 
2.
The wind activates the blades to spin,which activate the gearbox and the generator creating electricity.  True or False
a)
False
b)
True
3.
These are examples of a Fossil fuel - fuels produced by deposits of ancient plants and animals 
a)
wind,solar,geothermal
b)
oil,coal,natural gas
c)
wind,biofuels,geothermal
4.
Match the vocabulary word with the definition:
Greenhouse gases surround our planet, which prevents heat produced by the sun from escaping the earth’s atmosphere as easily as it once did.
a)
renewable resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
greenhouse effect
5.
Approximately 10% of the United States uses this type of resource. 
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable 
6.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
7.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
8.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
9.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
10.
Nuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
11.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
12.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
13.
__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
14.
An example of a biofuel is
a)
gasoline
b)
oil
c)
animal waste
d)
minerals
15.

Which example is NOT a renewable resource?

a)

Trees

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Uranium (Nuclear)

16.

What is one example of Biomass?

a)

Electricity

b)

Trees

c)

Wind

d)

Water

17.

What is one disadvantage of coal?

a)

Coal produces air pollution.

b)

There isn't a lot of coal left which makes it expensive.

c)

The world isn't using a lot of coal which makes it an undesirable job.

d)

You can only use it to roast hot dogs and cook hamburgers.

18.

How is geothermal energy harvested? (How do we get it?)

a)

solar panels collect the sunlight.

b)

The heat from the earth boils water to create steam.

c)

We pump it from the earth and refine it into gasoline.

d)

We drill for it and burn it like coal or wood.

19.

What can you infer about fossil fuels from their name?

a)

They emit harmful gases when burned.

b)

They've been buried in the earth's crust for millions of years.

c)

They're the most abundant energy source on the planet.

d)

They're used to make gasoline.

20.

Which of the following is a true statement about fossil fuels?

a)

Burning them creates air pollution

b)

There is an infinite supply of them within the earth's crust

c)

They are very difficult to refine into usable fuel

d)

They are not carbon-based

21.

.Which of these is an example of biomass energy?

a)

A coal-burning generator

b)

A wood-burning stove

c)

A gasoline-burning automobile

d)

An automobile that operates on fuel cells

22.

Energy that comes from the sun

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Renewable energy

d)

Efficient

23.

Fossil fuel that comes from energy stored by plants that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.

a)

Biomass

b)

Efficient

c)

Coal

d)

Oil

24.

Resources that provide energy as an alternative to fossil fuels

a)

Solar

b)

Alternative Energy

c)

Nonrenewable Energy

d)

Renewable Energy

25.
Most forms of renewable energy produce a small amount of pollution from the generators that help to produce electricity. Which form of energy below does not use a turbine and generator for electricity?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Coal