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- 1. Multiple Choice
Wind energyis less expensive than fossil fuelsis difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availabilityis a renewable source of energyutilizes small or large areas of land not previously used - 2. Multiple ChoiceStored energy in water behind a dam falls and changes into mechanical energy that turns a turbine that turns coils in a generator that produces electrical energy. What is this?Fossil Fuel Power PlantNonrenewable Power PlantNuclear Power PlantHydroelectric Power Plant
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHydropowerproduces no air pollutioncan be built in any locationhas no construction costsuses a nonrenewable resource
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an advantage of installing solar panels?Reduced amount of air polllutionHigh cost to installNumber of cloudy daysUse of nonrenewable resources
- 5. Multiple ChoiceOil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Coal - What do these items have in common?They are examples of inexhaustible energy resources.They are examples of renewable energy resources.They are examples of energy resources that do not cause pollution.They are examples of nonrenewable energy resources.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following energy resources is nonrenewable?BiomassGeothermalFossil FuelHydropower
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the Sun considered the ultimate energy source?The Sun is the center of our solar system.The Sun provides energy for the water cycle and plants.The Sun is limited in the amount of energy released daily.The Sun rises and sets each day as seen from Earth.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich energy resource, once depleted, is essentially nonrenewable?CoalSolarBiomassWind
- 9. Multiple ChoiceCoal, oil, and natural gas are _____ resources created from the remains of early plants and animals.naturalsmalllargewaste
- 10. Multiple Choice____ is the remains of plants and animals.BiomassNatural gasGeothermalHydropower
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe type of energy that cattle create is ________?biomasssolarnatural gasnuclear
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?windcoalbiomassair
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......require expensive equipmenttake millions of years to replacecan be found all overprovide all the energy we use
- 14. Multiple ChoiceEnergy from the sun is known as.........hydroelectric energygeothermal energysolar energywind energy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe careful use of a resource is....recyclingpollutiondepositingconservation
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHydroelectric power produces electricity using.....WindSunlightMoving waterDung
- 17. Multiple ChoiceCoal is a fossil fuel that is formed from...Water eroding the landMeteors hitting Earth.Repeated volcanic eruptions.The decay of dead plants and animals
- 18. Multiple ChoiceFossil Fuels are formed...From the remains of organismsBy high winds and temperaturesIn shallow areas over short period of time.In shallow areas over short periods of time.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceOil, natural gas, and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.fossil fuelsconservationnatural resourcesnonrenewable
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOTa fossil fuel?AlcoholCoalNatural GasOil
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