Energy Sources

Match the following energy source types to their examples:

• wind turbines

• wind energy

• firewood, vegetable oil, whale oil, buffalo dung

• biofuels

• hydroelectric power plant

• water energy

• solar panels

• geothermal energy

• volcano, hot springs

• sun energy

This energy is created from moving air:

• sun energy

• wind energy

• water energy

• nuclear energy

This energy is heat energy inside Earth:

• wind energy

• sun energy

• water energy

• geothermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

This is fuel made from living things:

• biofuels energy

• nuclear fuel

• geothermal energy

• sun energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This energy is created by the light from the sun:

• wind energy

• biofuels

• sun energy

• geoghermal energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This is energy released when the nucleus part of some atoms are broken apart:

• biofuels

• water energy

• nuclear energy

• geothermal energy

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

This energy is from water colliding with blades of a turbine that turns an electric generator:

• wind energy

• water energy

• geothermal energy

• sun energy

Match the following energy source to it being renewable or not renewable.

• renewable

• wind energy

• non-renewable

• solar energy

• non-renewable

• nuclear energy

• renewable

• fossil fuel energy

Which energy source is mined or pumped from the ground that are rich in chemical energy; they can be burned for fuel:

• biofuels

• fossil fuels

• nuclear fuel

What energy source converts moving water into electricity?

• Biomass

• Nuclear

• Geothermal

• Hydropower

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5