Renewable & Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Which fossil fuel is the cleanest burning?

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

• Nuclear

• Biomass

• Coal

What is one of the advantages of using coal

as an energy source in the United States?

• Forming acid rain

• Producing carbon dioxide gas

• It is renewable

• It is cheap

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What is one disadvantage of producing hydroelectric power?

• Dams have environmental impacts

• Less energy production on cloudy days

• Air pollution

• It is a reliable source of energy

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What is one advantage of geothermal energy?

• Only available in certain locations

• No air pollution is produced

• Wind is inconsistent

• Mining destroys land

This type of energy is harnessed as moving air turns the blades of a turbine.

• Wind

• Solar

• Nuclear

• Oil

Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric

• Biomass

• Oil

Solid fossilized carbon that is burned to produce heat and electricity.

• Oil

• Coal

• Uranium

• Plutonium

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Thick black liquid hydrocarbon that is extracted through drilling.

Causes great environmental damage when spilled.

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Uranium

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Energy generated by splitting large atoms of uranium or plutonium apart.

• Nuclear

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric

• Solar

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