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Renewable and Non-renewable Energy

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Material from the Earth that people use for their needs.

b)

A place hidden in the mountains.

c)

An object made from natural things.

2.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Energy Resource

3.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-renewable Energy Resource

4.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

5.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Win

6.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

7.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

8.

Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

9.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

10.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

11.

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

12.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

13.

Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

14.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Wood

c)

Oil

15.

Fossil Fuel are?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A group of dinosaur fossils

c)

A type of gas used for planes

16.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

non replaceable resources

17.

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

the earth

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

18.

Coal is burned to heat water so that the _______ can turn turbines.

a)

fire

b)

steam

c)

water

d)

heat

19.

Renewable resources ...

a)

are not replaceable

b)

are used more frequently than non renewables

c)

are never going to run out

d)

going to run out

20.

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

a)

nuclear power plant

b)

hydroelectric power plant

c)

solar station

d)

coal burning power plant

21.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

22.

Petroleum is mainly used in the United States for...

a)

gasoline for cars

b)

running coal burning power plants

c)

making windmills turn

d)

burning for heat

23.

Which of these are renewable resources?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

geothermal

d)

water in a dam

e)

biomass

24.

Which of these is non renewable

a)

natural gas

b)

water in a dam

c)

solar power

d)

wind energy

25.

Which of these is renewable energy?

a)

coal

b)

petroleum

c)

oil

d)

biomass

26.

The energy we use to function in our everyday lives can be classified as...

a)

Renewable or non-renewable

b)

Natural or non-renewable

c)

Renewable and Natural

d)

All of them

27.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
28.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

29.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)
Solar 
b)
Wind 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
water
30.

What is a renewable resource?

a)

A resource you can reuse over and over

b)

An object you cannot replace

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

A resource that has a nearly unlimited supply

31.
Wind Energy is...
a)
 Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
32.
The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
a)
Water
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Geothermal
33.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
34.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
35.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
36.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
37.
Nuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
38.
__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
39.
__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Hydro
c)
Wind
d)
Nuclear
40.
Renewable energy means we will not run out.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Solar energy is 
a)
Energy from the uneven heating of the earth.
b)
Energy from burning fossil fuels.
c)
Energy from the sun.
d)
Energy from turbines.
42.
Sunlight, water, and wind are examples of inexhaustible forms of energy.  What does inexhaustible mean?
a)
We will run out at any minute.
b)
We will never run out.
c)
We will run out in 100 years.
d)
We will run out in 20 years.
43.
What type of energy resource is wind?
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
c)
Exhaustible 
44.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
45.
Do Renewable energy sources run out?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
46.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
An object you can reuse
b)
An object you cannot reuse
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Oil
47.
What is a non-renewable resource?
a)
Paper
b)
You can`t reuse them 
c)
A plastic bottle
d)
You can reuse 
48.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
49.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
50.
what is a renewable resource used for?
a)
food
b)
diging
c)
energy
d)
smelting
51.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
52.
what is a fossil fuel
a)
oil
b)
biomass
c)
wind 
d)
hydro
53.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Hydroelectricity and Wind Power are both indirect forms of what? 
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Geothermal Energy
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Nuclear
55.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
56.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Coal
57.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 
a)
Less Expensive 
b)
More Energy
c)
All of the above
58.
Energy we get from burning living things
a)
Hydroelectricity 
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Biomass Fuel
d)
Hydrogen Power
59.
Energy we get from earth's interior heat
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar Energy 
c)
Wind Energy 
d)
Hydroelectricity 
60.
Oil and Natural gas are both known as types of what? 
a)
Coal
b)
Geothermal Energy 
c)
Renewable Resources
d)
Petroleum 

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