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Renewable and non renewable resources

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Renewable energy resources are?

a)

Resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its use.

b)

Invisible resources

c)

Renewable resources that can be naturally restored.

d)

All the above

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.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

4.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Win

5.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

6.
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
7.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

8.

A disadvantage of nuclear energy is that it creates...

a)

fossil fuels

b)

hydroelectric

c)

radioactive waste

d)

biomass

9.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
10.

What is an example of a non-renewable energy source?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Wind

c)

Oil

11.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non renewable

12.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Non renewable

b)

Renewable

13.

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

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

biodegradable

14.

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

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

c)

natural resources

d)

pollution

15.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
16.

What is a fossil fuel?

a)

oil

b)

biomass

c)

wind

d)

hydro

17.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
18.
Which of these is used to make gasoline?
a)
natural gas
b)
coal
c)
wind
d)
oil
19.
Which extremely flammable gas is most commonly burned for fuel?
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
natural gas
20.
Fossil fuels are sources of energy made from what?
a)
prehistoric plants
b)
prehistoric animals
c)
both of these
d)
none of these
21.

Trees are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Trees are a renewable resource because ...

a)

they can be replanted.

b)

of how big they can grow.

c)

they burn in forest fires.

d)

birds live in them.

23.

Natural resources form in nature. Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

plastic

d)

water

24.

Which of the following resources WILL eventually run out?

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

25.

Trees can be categorized as what type of energy?

a)

Hydroelectric Energy

b)

Biomass Energy

c)

Geothermal Energy

d)

Solar Energy

26.

What type of mechanical device is used in most methods of harnessing energy from resources?

a)

Gear

b)

Turbine

c)

Panel

d)

Engine

27.

What type of energy harnesses energy from the rise and fall of the tides in the ocean?

a)

Tidal Energy

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Biomass Energy

28.
Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources?
a)
Coal and Oil
b)
Biomass and Wind Turbines
c)
Tidal and Geothermal
29.
What is a disadvantage of Fossil Fuels?
a)
Scientists guess that it will run out in the next 50 years
b)
There are no disadvantages
c)
It does not pollute the earth
30.

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

the earth

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

31.

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

32.

A photovoltaic cell captures ____ to be used for power.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

sunlight

33.

What type of power plant uses scraps from farming, waste products and wind to generate electricity?

a)

Hydroelectric Power Plant

b)

Geothermal Power Plant

c)

Biomass Power Plant

d)

Nuclear Power Plant

34.

What is the best reason to use renewable resources?

a)

The are inexpensive

b)

They are always available

c)

They are expensive

d)

They create pollution

35.

__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.

a)

Solar

b)

Geothermal

c)

Nucler

d)

Wind

36.
Dams are built to harness the power of this renewable resource.
a)
Sun
b)
Wind
c)
Water
d)
Geothermal
37.
Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 
a)
Energy
b)
Biomass
c)
Heat
d)
Nuclear waste
38.

What is one disadvantage of using solar power?

a)

It is free

b)

At night, no power can be made

c)

It is renewable

39.

What is one disadvantage of using wind power?

a)

It is renewable

b)

The wind is everywhere

c)

It is not always windy

40.

Solar power, wind power, and water power are good because...

a)

they are expensive

b)

they are not powerful

c)

they don't create much pollution

41.

What is one disadvantage of using water power?

a)

Dams are expensive to build

b)

It creates a lot of electricity

c)

It is renewable

42.

What is one disadvantage of using wind power?

a)

It is renewable

b)

The wind is everywhere

c)

It is not always windy

43.

Which of the following are renewable energy sources? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Geothermal

e)

Biomass

44.

Which of the following are nonrenewable energy sources? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Nuclear Energy

45.

What is typically the biggest barrier to renewable energy resources?

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