Energy Resources

Energy from sunlight is called what?

• Solar Energy
• Wind Energy
• Moving Water
• Nuclear Energy

One advantage of Solar Energy is that _________.

• it is not available at night
• it is not available on a cloudy day
• sunlight will not run out for billions of years
• it is expensive to make and maintain

Solar cells use __________ to make energy.

• wind
• sunlight
• moving water
• electricity

__________ like this one brought water up from underground.

• Generators
• Solar Panels 
• Wind Turbines
• Windmills

Wind turbines spin faster when there is _____ wind.  As a result, we get _____ energy.

• more, less
• more, more
• less, more
• less, less

What is one disadvantage of Wind Energy?

• They work under water
• They only work when it is Sunny outside
• They cause pollution
• Birds are killed

Power plants that make electricity with the energy of flowing water are called what?

• Hydroelectric
• Geothermal
• Toxic Waste
• Solar Cells

Hydroelectric power plants can only be built where there is ______ ______.

• fresh water
• salt water
• still water
• moving water

Moving water is transferred into what?

• Salt Water
• Energy
• Still Water
• Water Power

Rushing water spins _____ in the turbine.

• panels 
• fans
• blades
• wheels