Renewable Energy Resources Quiz

Which of the following would be classified as a renewable resource?

• A barrel of oil that would take 8 million years to form.

• A piece of coal that would take 4 million years to form.

• Solar rays from the Sun that take 8 minutes to reach the Earth.

• Methane gas that takes 7 thousand years to form.

One benefit to using renewable energy resources would be that:

• Renewable energy resources are inexpensive.

• Solar power is available everywhere at any time.

• Renewable energy resources require less equipment to operate.

• The resources can be replenished.

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Which system uses a non-renewable resource to generate electricity?

• Wind turbines using air movements.

• Solar panels using the sun’s radiation.

• Burning biomass to produce thermal energy.

• Coal burning power plants.

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Select the solution that would NOT be effective to reduce the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

• Plant trees to replace trees removed during deforestation.

• Rely more on solar and wind power to provide electricity.

• Use natural gas instead of coal.

• Rely on geothermal energy to provide electricity.

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What is the first step to fighting climate change?

• Limiting our use of fossil fuels

• Use more natural gas

• Use less solar energy

• Build more nuclear power plants

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Why has the amount of carbon dioxide INCREASED in the past two hundred years?

• The overall global temperature

• The ice caps have been melting

• The water levels have risen

• Humans burn more fossil fuels

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Carbon dioxide is an example of …

• A greenhouse gas, a gas that traps heat on Earth

• A greenhouse gas, a gas that lowers atmospheric temperatures

• A greenhouse gas, a gas that is released from plants during photosynthesis

• A deadly gas, a gas that is toxic in small amounts

As global land ice mass is decreasing …

• Sea level remains the same

• Sea level increases

• Sea level decreases

• Coastal cities are Not in danger of flooding

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Which of the following is(are) a greenhouse gas? (CHOOSE 2)

• carbon dioxide

• water vapor

• oxygen

• helium

Which of the following human activities contribute to greenhouse gas emissions?

• burning fossil fuels

• burning forests

• raising cows

• all of these

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