ES SOL Review Energy Resources

What are renewable resources?

• Resources that are used up faster than they can be replaced

• Resources that can be replaced in nature as fast as they are being used

• Resources that are available in a limited amount

• Non-metallic mineral resources

What are non-metallic mineral resources like gravel and sand often used for?

• Technology

• Food production

• Construction

• Energy production

What is a turbine?

• A machine that produces power by turning a wheel

• A device that stores energy

• A type of renewable resource

• A method of reducing consumption

Why is recycling considered an important way to reduce resource consumption?

• It increases the use of new resources

• It has no impact on resource use

• It decreases the use of new resources to make products

• It is a more expensive way to produce products

Which renewable energy source is the most widely used?

• Solar power

• Wind power

• Hydroelectric power

• Biomass energy

What is a solar cell?

• A storage device for solar energy

• A natural resource for generating power

• An electrical device that converts energy from the sun into electricity

• A type of battery charged by the sun

What does an active solar energy system use to heat a house?

• A solar panel to generate electricity

• A solar collector to heat water

• A passive solar design

• A geothermal pump

What is a characteristic of passive solar energy systems?

• They use photovoltaic cells to generate power

• They require mechanical pumps

• They use building techniques to collect solar energy

• They convert solar energy directly into electricity

What are fossil fuels?

• Renewable energy sources

• Non-renewable energy sources that formed from living things millions of years ago

• Man-made energy sources

• Energy sources that can be recycled

What is one of the disadvantages of fossil fuels?

• They are abundant

• They are clean energy sources

• They cause air pollution

• They are renewable