Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Energy that comes from the sun

• Wind

• Solar

• Renewable energy

• Efficient

Fossil fuel that comes from energy stored by plants that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.

• Biomass

• Efficient

• Coal

• Oil

What percentage of energy is produced from energy sources that are nonrenewable?

• 21.3%

• 44.7%

• 69.1%

• 89.4%

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What is one benefit of using renewable resources to produce energy?

• Renewable resources cannot be used up permanently.

• Renewable resources are available everywhere.

• Producing energy from renewable resources is easy.

• Producing energy from renewable resources relies on weather.

Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

• Sunlight is used to heat a home.

• Water is released through a dam.

• Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

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The amount of coal burned to produce electricity by a typical coal plant in the United States during a three year period has increased by 30%.

What immediate impact will this increase in the consumption of coal have on the environment?

• a decrease in freshwater resources

• an increase in non-biodegradable wastes

• an increase in greenhouse gas emissions

• a decrease atmospheric O2

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A student made a table that shows four natural resources and how their uses by humans could possibly impact the environment.

Which two natural resources are matched correctly with their environmental impacts in the table?

• timber and freshwater

• coal and timber

• coal and solar energy

• freshwater and solar energy

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In a city, home-heating from coal and local timber increased by 30% in a single year.

As a result, which direct impact to the local environment will most likely happen?

• Soil erosion in the area will decrease.

• Forests in the area will grow much faster.

• Carbon dioxide concentrations in the air will increase.

• Lakes, rivers, and streams will become less polluted.

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How will this decision impact the local environment?

• There will be a decrease in local deforestation.

• There will be an increase in acid rain as result of the increased coal conservation.

• There will be an increase in local smog from the coal fired power plants.

• There will be a decrease in local greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hydropower generates over 60% of the world's renewable energy. What could be an environmental impact of this method of power generation?

• It emits greenhouse gases.

• It produces air pollutants.

• It contaminates groundwater resources.

• It results in the destruction of plant and animal habitats.

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