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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhy are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.They are being formed too far beneath the surface.The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Coal is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable - 3. Multiple ChoiceSolar Power is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable
- 4. Multiple ChoiceNatural Gas is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable
- 5. Multiple ChoiceGeothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable
- 6. Multiple ChoiceNon-renewable or Renewable: WaterRenewableNon-Renewable
- 7. Multiple ChoiceSome power plants pump water down deep holes into hot rock. The hot rock heats the water, which turns the water into steam. The steam rushes back to Earth’s surface and is used to make electricity. This plant is generating which alternative energy resource?biomasswindsolar energygeothermal energy
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is a practice that sustains or conserves natural resources?leaving the TV on all day
leaving the TV on all dayfilling the bathtub to the toprecycling cansburning newspapers - 9. Multiple ChoiceMost forms of renewable energy produce a small amount of pollution from the generators that help to produce electricity. Which form of energy below does not use a turbine and generator for electricity?HydroelectricWindSolarCoal
- 10. Multiple ChoiceSunlight, water, and wind are examples of inexhaustible forms of energy. What does inexhaustible mean?We will run out at any minute.We will never run out.We will run out in 100 years.We will run out in 20 years.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceEnergy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is calledGeophysicalGeographyGeothermalGeographic
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat form of alternative energy uses a dam?hydroelectric powergeothermal powerbiomass powersolar power
- 13. Multiple Choicefuel made from plant or animal waste (organic matter)hydropower energysolar energygreenbiomass energy
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?thermal -> electricalmechanical -> electricalchemical -> mechanicalmechanical -> electromagnetic
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen you eat pizza, Chemical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.SolarElectricalMechanicalChemical
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich energy transformation occurs in a toaster?chemical to electricelectric to thermalkinetic to chemicalthermal to potential
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.destroyed, destroyedcreated, savedcreated, destroyedlost, found
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.light energyelectrical energychemical energymechanical energy
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram below shows a hot air balloon rising. Propane gas tanks are seen at the bottom of the balloon. What energy transformations occur when propane gas is used to lift the balloon?Mechanical to light to chemical
Chemical to mechanical to thermalThermal to chemical to light
Chemical to thermal to mechanical - 20. Multiple ChoiceThe picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —solarlightthermalmechanical
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram shows a complete circuit with a battery and a buzzer making noise. This circuit works by transforming -chemical energy to electrical to sound.electrical energy to thermal to light.sound energy to electrical to chemical.mechanical energy to electrical to sound.
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