Unit 6 energy Exam

What is a renewable resource?

• resources that can be replenished relatively quickly
• resources that can be replenished relatively slowly
• resources that cannot be replenished
• none of the above

True or False: Seeds from plants are considered nonrenewable resources

• True
• False
• Neither

Solar panels utilize energy from the sun and convert the energy into electricity. Solar panels utilize what type of resource?

• nonrenewable
• renewable
• both
• none of the above

What is sustainability?

• avoidance of the addition of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance
• the ability to continually exceed at a certain rate or level
• the ability to continually decrease resources at a certain rate or level
• avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance

What is NOT an advantageous reason to utilize wind energy?

• wind energy is constantly being replenished by nature
• no direct carbon emissions or air pollutants and does not consume water
• relatively low operation and maintenance costs after initial construction
• bird migration patterns are disturbed due to wind turbine movement

Geothermal energy (pictured below) utilizes heat/energy from the Earth's interior. This is an example of utilizing what type of resource for energy?

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• neither

What is a nonrenewable resource?

• resource that is infinite in supply, developed over millions of years, and cannot be replenish quickly
• resource that is limited in supply, developed over millions of years, and cannot be replenish quickly
• resource that is limited in supply, developed over a couple of years, and cannot be replenish quickly
• resource that is limited in supply, developed over millions of years, and can be replenished quickly

How do fossil fuels form?

• the remains of organisms were buried underground and decomposed under immense heat and pressure for millions of years.
• the remains of organisms were buried underground and decomposed under immense heat and pressure for a few years
• the byproduct of organisms utilizing renewable resources
• the byproduct of organisms utilizing lignite to generate coal

What is NOT a fossil fuel?

• oil
• natural gas
• crude oil
• dihydrogen monoxide

Select the REASONS as to why a nation, such as the United States, is reliant on fossil fuels?

• fossil fuels are relatively inexpensive
• fossil fuels keep industries, transportation systems, and electricity running
• fossil fuels are abundant and replenish relatively quickly
• fossil fuels can be easily extracted from nearly every location in the United States