Energy resources

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products
• Form underground from dead organisms.
  
• Replaced in a short period of time
• Allow energy to pass through them easily

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

Petroleum and natural gas form from...

• strong winds
• cooled magma
• radioactive materials
• remains of plants and animals 

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Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels

• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

• Solar energy recharges batteries

• All of them

Which renewable resource uses the natural resource in the picture below to produce energy?

• wind

• tidal

• biomass

• geothermal

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

• Not easily available

• causes pollution when burned

• only available at certain times

• creates long lasting waste

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

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Energy from sunlight is called what?

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

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

• Hydroelectric
• Geothermal
• Toxic Waste
• Solar Cells

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