Renewable vs Nonrenewable Energy

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource
• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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What can you infer about fossil fuels from their name?

• They emit harmful gases when burned.

• They've been buried in the earth's crust for millions of years.

• They're the most abundant energy source on the planet.

• They're used to make gasoline.

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All are examples of Nonrenewable energy sources EXCEPT...

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Hydropower

• Uranium (Nuclear)

What is one disadvantage of coal?

• Coal produces air pollution.

• There isn't a lot of coal left which makes it expensive.

• The world isn't using a lot of coal which makes it an undesirable job.

• You can only use it to roast hot dogs and cook hamburgers.

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How is geothermal energy harvested? (How do we get it?)

• solar panels collect the sunlight.

• The heat from the earth boils water to create steam.

• We pump it from the earth and refine it into gasoline.

• We drill for it and burn it like coal or wood.

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Which of the following is a true statement about fossil fuels?

• Burning them creates air pollution

• There is an infinite supply of them within the earth's crust

• They are very difficult to refine into usable fuel

• They are not carbon-based

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What form of alternative energy uses the sun?

• Wind power
• hydroelectric power
• geothermal power
• solar power

What form of alternative energy uses plants and animal waste and turns it into sugar and then liquid fuel?

• geothermal power
• biomass power
• solar power
• hydroelectric power

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What form of alternative energy uses a dam?

• hydroelectric power
• geothermal power
• biomass power
• solar power

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