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- 1. Multiple Choice
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
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy is solar energy considered renewable energy?It's cheaper than fossil fuelsThe sun's energy would not run out for billions of yearsSolar energy recharges batteriesAll of them
- 3. Multiple Choice
Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.
pollution
energy
wind
light
- 4. Multiple Choice_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.SolarWindHydroelectricwater
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a renewable resource?
A resource you can reuse over and over
An object you cannot replace
Fossil fuels
A resource that has a nearly unlimited supply
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWind Energy is...Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the airEnergy that comes from the SunA source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energyFuel from plant material
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?WaterWindSolarGeothermal - 8. Multiple ChoiceWater is renewable because it.......can be frozenimportant to all lifecan be replaced constantlycan evaporate
- 9. Multiple Choice__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.Renewable Energy ResourceNonrenewable Energy Resource
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSolar Power is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable
- 12. Multiple ChoiceNuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable
- 13. Multiple Choice__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.WindHydroNuclearSolar
- 14. Multiple Choice__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.GeothermalHydroWindNuclear
- 15. Multiple ChoiceSolar energy isEnergy from the uneven heating of the earth.Energy from burning fossil fuels.Energy from the sun.Energy from turbines.
- 16. 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.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of energy resource is wind?NonrenewableRenewableExhaustible
- 18. Multiple Choice
What % of the energy in the WORLD comes from renewable energy?
5.5%
14%
26%
85%
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which one of these is NOT a type of renewable energy?
solar
wind
biomass
nuclear
- 20. Multiple ChoiceOil is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable
- 21. Multiple ChoiceNatural Gas is a __________ energy resource.RenewableNonrenewable
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich is not an advantage of Wind energy?Land can be used for other purposesCan be quickly built; not too expensiveLong operating lifeDanger to birds
- 23. Multiple Choice
_____________________ energy comes from underground pockets of hot water.
hydroelectric
nuclear
solar
geothermal
- 24. Multiple Choice
Energy created from wood, peat moss, and manure is called __________________ energy.
biomass
geothermal
natural
solar
- 25. Multiple Choice
_________________________ is created when the kinetic energy from falling water is converted into electricity.
geothermal energy
biomass energy
wind energy
hydroelectricity
- 26. Multiple Choice
True or false:
The use of renewable energy is better for the environment than using nonrenewable energy.
True
False
- 27. Multiple Choice
Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because they
do not produce pollution
are no longer used by humans
are created so quickly
take millions of years to form, so once they're gone, they're gone
- 28. Multiple Choice
What are the main fossil fuels?
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Nuclear Energy
- 29. Multiple Choice
A disadvantage of nuclear energy is that it creates...
fossil fuels
hydroelectric
radioactive waste
biomass
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which fossil fuel is created from the remains of dead plants and forms into a "rock?"
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Nuclear Energy
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