energy resources

Energy from sunlight is called what?

• Solar Energy
• Wind Energy
• Moving Water
• Nuclear Energy

One advantage of Solar Energy is that _________.

• it is not available at night
• it is not available on a cloudy day
• sunlight will not run out for billions of years
• it is expensive to make and maintain

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Solar cells use __________ to make energy.

• wind
• sunlight
• moving water
• electricity

Solar cells use __________ to make energy.

• wind
• sunlight
• moving water
• electricity

Solar cells use __________ to make energy.

• wind
• sunlight
• moving water
• electricity

Solar cells use __________ to make energy.

• wind
• sunlight
• moving water
• electricity

__________ like this one brought water up from underground.

• Generators
• Solar Panels 
• Wind Turbines
• Windmills

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
• Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
• Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.

• Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
• Mostly decaying organisms
• Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
• Mostly metal minerals

Some students made a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock.  The students pour 2 cm of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box.  Then they add 1 cm of gravel.  Finally, they pour 2 cm of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel.  Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?

• Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
• Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.
• Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
• Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.