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What does renewable mean?
It is a resource that is produced by the Earth.
It is a resource that is replaced at the same rate that it's being used.
It is a resource that is formed at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it's being used.
It is a resource that is made by humans.
Which of the following energy resources is nonrenewable?
Biomass
Geothermal
Fossil fuel
Hydropower
Why is the Sun considered the ultimate energy source?
The Sun is the center of our solar system.
The Sun is limited in the amount of energy released daily.
The Sun rises and sets each day as seen from Earth.
The sun provides energy for the water cycle and plants.
Wind is ...
A non-renewable source of energy
A renewable source of energy
Plant remains are
A non-renewable source of energy
A renewable source of energy
What type of source do you need in hydropower plants?
Wind
Sunlight
Water
Petroleum
What type of source do you need in this power plant?
Coal
Sunlight
Uraium
Wind
What type of source do you need in a biomass power plant?
Coal
Sunlight
Plant remains
Uraium
As you go deeper in the Earth, the temperature
increases
decreases
stays the same
Which of the following causes air pollution?
hydroelectric energy
solar energy
fossil fuels
Nonrenewable resources are
Used up faster than they can be replaced.
A source that can't be used up by humans
hydroelectric power generated by ocean tides
From what source can all the energy used today be traced to?
radioactive atoms in the earth's surface
the sun
fossil fuels
heat that rises from the center of the earth
An energy source that is replenished continually
inexhaustible resource
nonrenewable resource
renewable resource
Which of the following statements is true about fossil fuels?
There is an infinite supply of them within the
Earth’s crust
Burning them creates air pollution
They are very difficult to create into usable fuel
What can you infer about the word geothermal?
It’s derived from words meaning “heat” and
“earth”
It’s derived from words meaning “fossil” and
“fuel”
It’s derived from words meaning “power” and
“energy”
Wind, moving water, sunlight, and heat from Earth’s interior are sources of
Geothermal energy
Renewable energy
Ocean thermal energy
A geothermal power plant gets energy by
pumping heated water or steam from underground reservoirs.
circulating cold fluid underground.
holding water behind a dam.
using methane from decomposition.
Flooding of habitats, disruption of ecosystems downstream, and reduced productivity of farmland are disadvantages of
geothermal energy
hydroelectric energy
ocean thermal energy
tidal power conversion
The energy we use to function in our everyday lives can be classified as...
Renewable or non-renewable
Natural or non-renewable
Renewable and Natural
All of them
Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.
pollution
energy
wind
light
All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –
Wind
Coal
Biomass
Solar
What % of the energy in the WORLD comes from renewable energy?
5.5%
14%
26%
85%
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