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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are Non-Renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)
coal
wind
solar
nuclear
- 2. Multiple Choice
One advantage of solar and wind power over fossil fuels is that
wind and solar are presently much less expensive than fossil fuels.
wind and solar come from natural processes and fossil fuels do not.
wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.
wind and solar are continuously renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.
the earth
coal
oil
natural gas
- 4. Multiple Choice
What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?
nuclear power plant
hydroelectric power plant
solar station
coal burning power plant
- 5. Multiple Choice
Examples of renewable energy sources include:
Bioethanol, natural gas, petroleum
Geothermal, wind, solar
Hydroelectricity, coal, nuclear
- 6. Multiple Choice
In a nuclear power plant, what is used to change water into steam?
energy from nuclear reactions
the burning of natural gas
geothermal energy
captured solar energy
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the energy sources shown are fossil fuels?
natural gas
hydroelectric
nuclear
geothermal
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which energy sources shown are considered to be renewable?
coal and petroleum
hydroelectric and geothermal
natural gas and nuclear
petroleum and natural gas
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an advantage of solar energy?
It will not run out for billions of years.
It is not available at night.
No backup energy sources are needed.
It must be collected from a huge area.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Oil is made from
dead plant and animal remains
sedimentary rocks
magma and lava
water
- 11. Multiple Choice
It takes ______ of years for oil to form.
tens
hundreds
thousands
millions
- 12. Multiple Choice
Nonrenewable means
if it's used up, it's gone
we can always make more
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is a CON of solar energy?
energy can be saved in summer to use in winter
it can lower electric costs
there is a lot of sun in the desert
solar panels can be expensive
- 14. Multiple Choice
Solar energy comes from
the sun
the moon
water
coal
- 15. Multiple Choice
One con of hydroelectric power is that dams can
create lakes
control irrigation
block routes for fish
keep soil rich
- 16. Multiple Choice
Nuclear energy involves
cutting down trees
building dams
breaking apart an atom
mining for coal
- 17. Multiple Choice
One pro of nuclear energy
it doesn't create pollution
it creates carbon dioxide
it increases global warming
- 18. Multiple Choice
One danger of nuclear power plants is that
atomic bombs are not dangerous
the waste material is radioactive
water creates pollution
atoms are difficult to find
- 19. Multiple Choice
a natural non renewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
fossil fuel
hydropower
geothermal
wind
- 20. Multiple Choice
an energy resource that takes millions of years to form from the remains of plants and animals, such a coal, oil, and natural gas
nonrenewable
renewable
- 21. Multiple Choice
a hard, black, solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground
coal
petroleum
natural gas
biomass
- 22. Multiple Choice
heat harnessed from deep beneath Earth's surface and converted to useable energy
Geothermal
biomass
wind
solar
- 23. Multiple ChoiceFossil fuels are nonrenewable resources because theytake millions of years to formare easily replacedare in high demanddon't pollute the air
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following energy sources is MOST likely to have a negative effect on air quality by emitting carbon dioxide and polluting the air.
coal
solar power
wind power
hydro power
- 25. Multiple Choice
If the fuel rods in a reactor vessel produce too much heat, a condition called a(n) _________________ may occur.
code red
meltdown
solar charge
heat exchange
- 26. Multiple Choice
Wood, leaves, and manure belong to a group of renewable energy sources called __________________ fuels.
Biomass
Coal
Solar
fossil
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