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Which of these is an example of using an alternative energy source?
a) Cooking food in a microwave.
b) Chilling drinks in a refridgerator.
c) Cooling a room with a ceiling fan.
d) Drying laundry outside on a clothesline with energy from the sun.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a) Coal
b) Natural Gas
c) Petroleum
d) Solar Energy
An important benefit of using alternative energy is that these sources-
a) are easy to use.
b) can be replaced.
c) cost nothing to use.
d) exist in many places.
Which of the following is an example of using biomass as fuel?
a) A family pours used cooking oil into the trash.
b) A city heats swimming pools with solar energy
c) A sugar mill burns leftover plants to create electricity.
d) A gradener rakes fallen leaves and places them into a plastic bag.
The source (begining) of almost all energy on Earth is-
a) Biofuels
b) Hydroelectric
c) Solar
d) Wind
A large city uses hydroelectric power to produce energy. Hydroelectric power is energy generated from-
a) the heat from the Sun.
b) the movement to wind.
c) moving or falling water.
d) materials that were once alive.
Fuel from plant material
a) Wind
b) Alternative Energy
c) Solar
d) Biofuels
How are Geothermal Energy and Solar Energy similar?
a) They are both nonrenewable.
b) They are both generated from mechanical energy or motion.
c) They are both generated from thermal energy.
d) They are both generated from organic matter.
Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
a) Wind
b) Alternative Energy
c) Solar
d) Biofuels
Energy that comes from the Sun
a) Wind
b) Alternative Energy
c) Solar
d) Biofuels
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, biofuels, or geothermal energy.
a) Wind
b) Alternative Energy
c) Solar
d) Biofuels
Energy that comes from heat inside the Earth
a) Wind
b) Geothermal
c) Hydroelectric
d) Solar
Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the water
a) Wind
b) Geothermal
c) Hydroelectic
d) Solar
How are Wind Energy and Hydroelectic Energy similar?
a) They are both generated from thermal energy.
b) They are both generated from organic matter.
c) They are both generated from mechanical energy or motion.
d) They are both nonrenewable.
How is energy generated from biofuels and biomass similar?
a) They are both nonrenewable.
b) They are both generated from mechanical energy or motion.
c) They are both generated from organic matter.
d) They are both generated from thermal energy.
A house uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used. Which alternative energy source does this house use?
a) Water
b) Wind
c) Solar
d) Geothermal
What gives geothermal energy its power?
a) Light and heat from the Sun
b) Decomposed plant material
c) Moving or falling water
d) Heat generated inside the Earth
Dams built to regulate the flow of water are important to which type of alternative energy resource?
a) Biofuels
b) Wind
c) Geothermal
d) Hydroelectric
What type of energy do wind turbines generate?
a) Water
b) Electicity
c) Geothermal
d) Hydroelectric
All of the following are an alternative energy resource EXCEPT -
a) Biofuel
b) Geothermal
c) Hydroelectric
d) Coal
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