Renewable vs Non-renewable Resources Vocabulary
Authored by Lawrence Leake
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3rd - 6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Fossil Fuel
It makes things happen! (Or more formally: the ability to do work)
Changes energy from one form to another.
The main source of energy today (gasoline, coal and natural gas). It was formed millions of years ago out of plants and animals and is usually extracted from deep underground.
A liquid fossil fuel that can be burned for energy. It is often used to make gasoline and plastics.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Ethanol
A machine that converts chemical energy from burning fuel to motion. Used to make trains, cars and buses go.
A liquid renewable fuel made from plants like corn.
Sources of energy that can be more easily replenished. Things like wind, sunlight, waves, and earth's heat (geothermal energy).
Sources of energy that can't be easily replenished like coal, oil and natural gas.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Renewable Energy
Sources of energy that can't be easily replenished like coal, oil and natural gas.
The main source of energy today (gasoline, coal and natural gas). It was formed millions of years ago out of plants and animals and is usually extracted from deep underground.
A gas that can be burned for energy. It is often used to heat our homes and stoves.
A machine that converts chemical energy from burning fuel to motion. Used to make trains, cars and buses go.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Natural Gas
A solid fossil fuel that can be burned for energy.
A machine that converts chemical energy from burning fuel to motion. Used to make trains, cars and buses go.
The main source of energy today (gasoline, coal and natural gas). It was formed millions of years ago out of plants and animals and is usually extracted from deep underground.
A gas that can be burned for energy. It is often used to heat our homes and stoves.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Non-Renewable Energy
Sources of energy that can't be easily replenished like coal, oil and natural gas.
Changes energy from one form to another.
A machine that converts chemical energy from burning fuel to motion. Used to make trains, cars and buses go.
A gas that can be burned for energy. It is often used to heat our homes and stoves.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Oil
A machine that converts chemical energy from burning fuel to motion. Used to make trains, cars and buses go.
The main source of energy today (gasoline, coal and natural gas). It was formed millions of years ago out of plants and animals and is usually extracted from deep underground.
A liquid fossil fuel that can be burned for energy. It is often used to make gasoline and plastics.
Sources of energy that can't be easily replenished like coal, oil and natural gas.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Energy
The main source of energy today (gasoline, coal and natural gas). It was formed millions of years ago out of plants and animals and is usually extracted from deep underground.
It makes things happen! (Or more formally: the ability to do work)
A machine that converts chemical energy from burning fuel to motion. Used to make trains, cars and buses go.
Changes energy from one form to another.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
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