Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

What is an advantage of Oil?

• Chance of a spill

• High amounts of gas released when burned

• Nonrenewable

• Inexpensive

This is formed from heat deep within the earth.

• Nuclear

• Geothermal

• Hydropower

• Biomass

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__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Nonrenewable Energy Resource

• natural resources

• pollution

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what is a non renewable resource?

• water
• wind
• coal
• biomass

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A group of non-renewable resources, called ______________, include coal, oil, and natural gas.

• Fossils

• Energy

• Resources

• Fossil fuels

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Which of the following are fossil fuels? (Select all that apply.)

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Nuclear Energy

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Which of the following are renewable energy sources? (Select all that apply.)

• Solar

• Wind

• Hydroelectric

• Geothermal

• Biomass

How is geothermal energy harvested? (How do we get it?)

• solar panels collect the sunlight.

• The heat from the earth boils water to create steam.

• We pump it from the earth and refine it into gasoline.

• We drill for it and burn it like coal or wood.

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What is one disadvantage of using hydropower?

• Hydropower is a renewable energy resource. There are no disadvantages.

• The power is used as electricity to power large buildings instead of homes.

• Building dams can damage natural wildlife and water systems like lakes and rivers.

• Most of the time there isn't enough water power to create electricity.

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What can you infer about fossil fuels from their name?

• They emit harmful gases when burned.

• They've been buried in the earth's crust for millions of years.

• They're the most abundant energy source on the planet.

• They're used to make gasoline.

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