Renewable Energy Today

Uses collectors on the roof to heat a fluid.

• passive solar

• active solar

• photovoltaic cell

• hydroelectric

• geothermal

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Uses moving water

• passive solar

• active solar

• photovoltaic cell

• hydroelectric

• geothermal

Uses heat from Earth’s interior

• passive solar

• active solar

• photovoltaic cell

• hydroelectric

• geothermal

Uses large windows facing the sun

• passive solar

• active solar

• photovoltaic cell

• hydroelectric

• geothermal

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Uses a semiconductor

• passive solar

• active solar

• photovoltaic cell

• hydroelectric

• geothermal

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Habitat loss, soil erosion, and air pollution are disadvantages of which renewable energy source?

• solar

• wind

• biomass fuel

• moving water

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Which of the following describes new wind turbines?

• New wind turbines are cost-effective.

• New wind turbines take up a lot of space.

• New wind turbines take a year to build.

• New wind turbines cannot generate much electricity.

Renewable energy is energy from sources that

• are constantly being formed.

• will take years to deplete.

• humans can manufacture.

• were once living organisms.

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Which of the following is an example of how biomass fuel is currently being used?

• Biogas digesters ferment manure and produce methane.

• Dung-fired power stations produce electricity.

• Ethanol from fermenting corn is added to gasoline.

• All are acceptable choices

A geothermal power plant can be used to generate electricity

• anywhere in the U.S.

• in areas where deposits of water are heated inside Earth.

• in areas where the ground stays warm throughout the year.

• All are acceptable choices