7Ic Other Energy Sources

A biomass is one that is obtained from plants, or from animal waste.

• True.

• False.

Wood is a biomass fuel.

• True.

• False.

Which of the following sources of energy is renewable?

• Straw.

• Cow dung.

• Sewage.

• All of the above.

Plants use oxygen from the atmosphere when they grow.

• True.

• False.

Uranium is a renewable source of energy.

• True.

• False.

Wind, moving water, and the sun are renewable sources of energy.

• True.

• False.

Flowing water can be used to generate electrical energy in a hydroelectric power station.

• True.

• False.

Waves and tides can also be used to generate electricity.

• True.

• False.

Water can be heated by pumping it through rocks. This is called geothermal power.

• True.

• False.

Solar power uses sunlight.

• True.

• False.