Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

How many types of Fossil Fuels are there?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

What are the types of Fossil Fuels?

• Biomass, Coal, Petroleum

• Nuclear Fuel, Petroleum, Natural Gas

• Coal, Ethanol, Natural Gas

• Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Gas

Are Fossil Fuels a renewable resource or nonrenewable resource?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

What are fossil fuels made from?

• Ancient plants and bones of animals that have decayed and compressed underground over thousands of years.

• Compressed coal and petroleum that have been in the ground for a long time.

• Biomass Energy and trees that have been cut down and used for energy.

• Uranium and nuclear fuel that has been in the ground for thousand of years.

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Are Biomass Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, and Hydropower examples of renewable resources, or nonrenewable resources?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

When using Wind Energy and Hydropower as a renewable resource for energy in a wind turbine or water wheel, what is the correct transformation of energy that takes place?

• Sound energy transforms to light energy.

• Thermal energy transforms to electrical energy.

• Kinetic energy transforms to sound energy.

• Kinetic energy transforms to electrical energy.

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What is Geothermal Energy?

• Heat energy obtained from the warmth of Earth's wind.

• Heat energy obtained from beneath Earth's surface.

• Heat energy obtained from compressing fossils and dead plants.

• Heat energy obtained from the people and animals that live on Earth.

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What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

• Renewable resources have a limited amount. Nonrenewable resources are always available and will be replenished.

• Renewable resources will eventually run out. Non renewable resources will never run out.

• Nonrenewable resources are not used for energy. Renewable resources are used for energy.

• Renewable resources never run out. Nonrenewable resources will eventually run out.

What is solar energy?

• Solar panels that use sunlight to power homes and cars.

• A renewable resource that comes from the light of the sun.

• The heat of the sun that warms up the earth.

• A nonrenewable resource that comes from the heat of the sun.

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Which is the least efficient type of renewable resource?

• Biomass Energy

• Hydropower

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy