Renewable and Non Renewable Resources
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  • Question 1
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

    answer choices

    renewable resources

    replaceable resources

    non renewable resources

    non replaceable resources

  • Question 2
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

    answer choices

    the earth

    coal

    oil

    natural gas

  • Question 3
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Coal is burned to heat water so that the _______ can turn turbines.

    answer choices

    fire

    steam

    water

    heat

  • Question 4
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Renewable resources ...

    answer choices

    are not replaceable

    are used more frequently than non renewables

    are never going to run out

    going to run out

  • Question 5
    30 seconds
    Q.

    What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

    answer choices

    nuclear power plant

    hydroelectric power plant

    solar station

    coal burning power plant

  • Question 6
    30 seconds
    Q.

    What are fossil fuels?

    answer choices

    coal, oil, uranium

    oil, natural gas, uranium

    coal, oil, natural gas

    geothemals, coal, natural gas

  • Question 7
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Petroleum is mainly used in the United States for...

    answer choices

    gasoline for cars

    running coal burning power plants

    making windmills turn

    burning for heat

  • Question 8
    30 seconds
    Q.

    A photovoltaic cell captures ____ to be used for power.

    answer choices

    wind

    water

    coal

    sunlight

  • Question 9
    30 seconds
    Q.

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

    answer choices

    Hydroelectric Power Plant

    Geothermal Power Plant

    Biomass Power Plant

    Nuclear Power Plant

  • Question 10
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Why is TN so reliant on non-renewable energy?

    answer choices

    because non- renewable sources produce more energy with fewer power plants

    Because non-renewable sources do not produce as much energy as renewable sources

    Because non-renewable sources will not run out.

    Because non-renewable sources have the most plants in TN therefore make the most electricity.

  • Question 11
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a _____ power plant.

    answer choices

    biomass

    geothermal

    nuclear

    hydroelectric

  • Question 12
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Which are non renewable resources?

    (Choose all correct answers)

    answer choices

    natural gas

    coal

    water in a dam

    oil

    nuclear energy

  • Question 13
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Which of these are renewable resources?

    answer choices

    coal

    wind

    geothermal

    water in a dam

    biomass

  • Question 14
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Which of these is non renewable

    answer choices

    natural gas

    water in a dam

    solar power

    wind energy

  • Question 15
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Which of these is renewable energy?

    answer choices

    coal

    petroleum

    oil

    biomass

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