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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Energy

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a renewable resource?

a)

A resource that can regenerate or be replenished by natural cycles

b)

A resource that exists in a finite amount

c)

A resource that cannot be regenerated or replenished

d)

Both b and c

2.

What does non-renewable mean?

a)

Something that lasts forever

b)

Something that can be replenished

c)

Something that is not expensive

d)

Something that is limited and cannot be replaced quickly

3.
What form of alternative energy uses a dam?
a)
hydroelectric power
b)
geothermal power
c)
biomass power
d)
solar power
4.
What form of alternative energy uses the heat from the earth?
a)
solar power
b)
geothermal power
c)
biomass power
d)
wind power
5.
the wise use and protection of natural resources
a)
natural resources
b)
green
c)
renewable energy
d)
conservation
6.

Choose the types of renewable energy resources. (Check all that apply)

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Gas

e)

Oil

7.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
8.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
9.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
10.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
11.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
12.
Nuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
13.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
14.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
15.
The sun is the source of all energy on Earth.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
materials in the environment that are useful to people
a)
nonrenewable energy
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
d)
solar energy
17.

What is one example of Biomass?

a)

Electricity

b)

Trees

c)

Wind

d)

Water

18.

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.

19.

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

20.

Using wind power to make electricity is an example of

a)

Heat Energy

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Light Energy

21.

Our main reasons for using fossil fuels are

a)

Cheap

b)

Expensive

c)

Convenient

d)

Clean

e)

Inconvenient

22.

Our main reason to use renewable resources are

a)

Cheap

b)

Expensive

c)

Convenient

d)

Clean

e)

Limitless supply

23.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products of animals
b)
Form underground from dead organisms
c)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
d)
Replaced in a reasonably short time period