Energy Demands

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

• They are limitless

• They exist in many places on Earth.

• They are originally from once-living things.

• They take millions of years to form.

What is a fuel?

• something that can react to release chemical energy

• something that can react to release energy as heat and light

• an energy resource that will run out

• an energy resource that will never run out

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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How has the demand for electricity changed over time?

• it has stayed the same

• it has increased

• it has decreased

• there is no pattern, it has fluctuated wildly

Which of the following is still most widely used to produce electricity?

• The use of Renewable Resources

• The use of Hydroelectric Power

• The use of Nuclear Power

• The use of Fossil Fuels

True or False: Nuclear Power is renewable.

• True

• False