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WorksheetsENERGY RESOURCES
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is an energy resource?
a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work
something formed from buried plants and animals
force that opposes motion
resource that can never be replaced
What are nonrenewable resources?
energy sources that are replaced faster than they are used
energy sources that can never be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used
a natural product that can be changed into other forms of energy to do work
What are fossil fuels?
energy producers that comes from radioactive elements
a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work
energy resources that formed from buried plants and animals that lived a very long time ago
resources that are replaced faster than they are used
All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT
oil
water
coal
natural gas
All of the following are uses of fossil fuels EXCEPT
to produce electrical energy
gasoline
to heat homes
windmills
What changes chemical energy from fossil fuels into electrical energy?
electric generators
nuclear fission
power plants
windmills
Where does nuclear energy come from?
Electric generators
radioactive elements
fossil fuels
geothermal energy
Nuclear fission is a process where the nucleus of an atom splits into two smaller nuclei.
True
False
Splitting atoms creates nuclear energy and what other type of energy?
electrical
thermal
sound
light
What is a renewable energy resource?
an energy source that is replaced more slowly than they are used
an energy source that can never be replaced
an energy source that is replaced faster than they are used
a fossil fuel
What is a device that changes solar energy into electrical energy?
wind turbine
perpetual motion machine
electric generator
solar cell
Geothermal energy is made from water being pumped underground near hot rock, turning it to steam.
True
False
All are disadvantages of using Fossil Fuels EXCEPT
Renewable resources
Nonrenewable resources
risk of oil spill
produces acid precipitation
All are advantages of using Nuclear energy EXCEPT
no air pollution
Renewable resource
concentrated energy form
All are disadvantages of Solar energy EXCEPT
expensive
Nonrenewable resource
works best in sunny areas
All are advantages of using Wind energy EXCEPT
Renewable Resource
Inexpensive
Nonrenewable Resource
no pollution
All are disadvantages of using Water energy EXCEPT
Nonrenewable resource
needs dams that hurt the ecosystem
needs rivers
All are advantages of using Geothermal energy EXCEPT
Nonrenewable resource
Renewable resource
almost endless source
little land needed
All are disadvantages of using Biomass as an energy source EXCEPT
needs a lot of farmland
Nonrenewable resource
produces smoke
Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
Solar
Natural Gas
Wind
Hydroelectric
Coal was formed from
the remains of decomposing dinosaurs
the remains of decomposing marine organisms
the remains of ancient swamp plants
cooling magma
Which of the following natural resources make the largest contribution to Virginia’s economy?
Plutonium
Aluminum
Coal
Feldspar
What is a disadvantage associated with many renewable or alternative energy sources?
cost
pollution
waste
radiation
Which of the following would be considered a renewable resource?
trees
`oil
coal
natural gas
Generating hydroelectric power is most practical in an area with a
large river
forest
desert
thermal vent
The process by which used items are treated and reused.
smog
strip mining
production
recycling
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using Hydroelectric energy?
expensive
renewable
no pollution
electricity is constant
Which of the following is a NONRENEWABLE resource?
fossil fuels
wind
solar
geothermal
