Energy Resources and Conservation

Coal and natural gas are examples of

• renewable resources.

• nonrenewable resources.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• petroleum

• solar

• nuclear

A nonrenewable resources formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago.

• Biomass

• Fossil Fuels

Energy is never created or destroyed. It is only converted from one form to another form.

• Law of Conservation of Mass

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Law of Conservation of Matter

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Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

A natural resource that is replaced at the same rate as it is being consumed.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Which of the following BEST explains why fossil fuel supplies are limited?

• People are not allowed to use large amounts of fossil fuels

• Only small amounts of fossil fuels ever formed, and early humans used most of the available supply

• Fossil fuels formed over millions of years and they are being used more quickly than they can be replaced

• Fossil fuels exist in very large quantities, but they are difficult for scientists to locate

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Why is biomass a renewable energy resource?

• Because plant materials and farm wastes will always come back

• Because it is not burned

• Biomass is actually non-renewable

• Because it comes from the Sun

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What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy resources?

• Renewable energy sources will run out, non-renewable energy sources will not

• Renewable energy sources create a lot of pollution, non-renewable energy sources create very little

• Renewable energy sources come from fuels removed from the Earth, non-renewable energy resources are not

• Renewable energy sources will not run out, non-renewable energy sources will

Which of the following is a reason why we cannot rely entirely on NON-RENEWABLE energy resources?

• They cause very little pollution

• They will run out

• They can only be used near water supplies

• They cannot be used in all weather conditions