Energy Sources Review

What makes a resource RENEWABLE?

• Short replacement time

• You can recycle it

• It doesn't make pollution

• It is cheap

What type of resource comes from dead plants and animals from millions of years ago?

• Renewable

• Non-Renewable

• Fossil Fuels

• Clean Energies

This graph shows US energy sources from 2021:

What was the most used energy source?

• Natural Gas

• Oil
  (Petroleum)

• Coal

• Wind

This graph shows US energy sources from 2021:

What was the most used CLEAN energy source?

• Nuclear

• Natural Gas

• Biomass

• Wind

This graph shows US energy sources from 2021:

What was the most used CLEAN and RENEWABLE energy source?

• Nuclear

• Solar

• Biomass

• Wind

Which of these is a natural resource?

• Paper

• Oil

• Grass Clippings

• iPhones

Match the energy source to the right picture:

• Geothermal

• 
• Biomass

• 
• Tidal

• 
• Hydroelectric

• 
• Solar

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these is a problem with NONRENEWABLE energy sources?

• They don't make very much energy

• They are very expensive to use

• They cause a lot of pollution

• They only work in certain places

Which of these is a problem with RENEWABLE energy sources?

• They produce a lot of pollution

• They can't make enough energy for all of our needs

• They will eventually run out

• They don't work everywhere all the time

You live in Seattle, Washington. Seattle has 211 cloudy days every year. It is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It has several close gasoline pipelines. What is the best RENEWABLE energy for Seattle?

• Solar

• Tidal

• Nuclear

• Fossil Fuels

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2