ES Unit 3 - Energy

Which human society had the most impact on the environment due to its abundant use of fossil fuels to power machines?

• agricultural society

• dead poets society

• hunter-gatherer society

• industrial society

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which type of fuel produces massive amounts of energy but does NOT release greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• nuclear fuel

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Which of the following characteristics best fit FOSSIL FUELS?

• non-renewable, high consumption

• non-renewable, low consumption

• renewable, high consumption

• renewable, low consumption

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which alternative fuel uses expensive aerogenerators and is dangerous to birds but if does not create pollution?

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectric energy

• solar energy

• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which alternative fuel changes habitats and can be harmful to fish?

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectric energy

• solar energy

• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, just changed to one form to another?

• 1st Law of Thermodynamics

• 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

• Joshua's Law

• Newton's Law

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which law explains how energy is 'lost' or often converts to a less usable form when it converts from one form of energy to another?

• 1st Law of Thermodynamics

• 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

• Joshua's Law

• Newton's Law

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which alternative fuel uses HEAT produced by radioactive decay deep in the EARTH?

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectric energy

• solar energy

• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following best represents how electricity is generated?

• electricity --> steam --> turbines --> generator

• generator --> steam --> turbines --> electricity

• generator --> turbine -->steam --> electricity

• steam --> turbines --> generator --> electricity

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Which biomass is a type of greenhouse gas produced by decomposition in landfills and swamps but can be used as a fuel source?

• biodiesel

• garbage

• methane

• wood