Renewable Resources

What are renewable resources?

• resources that easily get used up

• resources that get used up over a long period of time

• man-made resources

• resources that can easily be replaced

What is hydroelectricity?

• power made from the sun

• power made from running water

• power made from the wind

• power made from nuclear energy

What is solar power?

• power made from sunshine

• power made from coal

• power made from the wind

• power made from running water

What is wind power?

• power made from the sunshine

• power made from biomass

• power made from the wind

• power made from running water

What is geothermal power?

• power made from using the heat of the earth

• power made from using solar power

• power made from natural gas

• power made from nuclear power

What is biomass power?

• power made from natural materials like plants and animal waste

• power made from burning coal

• power made from wind turbines

• power made from nuclear fission

What is the most common type of renewable resource?

• biomass

• solar power

• geothermal power

• hydro power

What does self-sufficient mean?

• burning fuel to make energy

• using up natural resources

• not needing any outside help

• turning water into hydroelectricity

How does geothermal power work?

• hot rocks are melted into lava

• natural gas is used to heat metals and minerals

• solar power is used with wind power

• heated rocks from under the earth are used to heat water to create steam

What is one way biomass is turned into electricity?

• burning coal and natural gas together

• turning natural gas into wind energy using turbines

• burning bio-waste with coal

• cleaning coal and then burning it