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Which of these is NOT a disadvantage to using fossil fuels?
a) They release harmful greenhouse gases
b) They are nonrenewable
c) They cost less to use
d) They will eventually run out

In general, renewable energy is more expensive to produce and to use than fossil fuel energy.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Renewable energy plays an important role in reducing _____________________ emissions.
a) Greenhouse gas
b) Oil spills
c) Wind turbine
d) Hydropower turbine

There are five commonly used renewable energy sources: Biomass, Hydropower, Geothermal, Wind, and ___________________
a) Nuclear
b) Oil
c) Petoleum
d) Solar

Coal, crude oil, and _______________________ are all considered fossil fuels because they were formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
a) Biomass
b) Solar
c) Hydropower
d) Natural gas

The four major nonrenewable energy sources are: Crude oil, Natural gas, ____________ , and Uranium (nuclear energy)
a) Coal
b) Solar
c) Biomass
d) Geothermal

__________________ energy sources such as solar and wind replenish naturally in a short period of time.
a) Nuclear
b) Renewable
c) Nonrenewable
d) Super Happy Fantastic

__________________ energy is produced from uranium, a nonrenewable energy source whose atoms are split (through a process called nuclear fission) to create heat and, eventually, electricity.
a) Coal
b) Biomass
c) Hydropower
d) Nuclear

Energy sources are classified as ____________________ because they do not form or replenish in a short period of time.
a) renewable
b) nonrenewable
c) uranium
d) petroleum

Crude oil, natural gas, and coal are called ____________________ because they were formed over millions of years by the action of heat from the earth's core and pressure from rock and soil on the remains (or fossils) of dead plants and animals.
a) fossil fuels
b) renewable resources
c) nuclear energy
d)

Most of the energy consumed in the United States is from ___________________ energy sources:
a) Renewable
b) Nonrenewable
c)
d)

Heat from inside the earth creates
a) Biomass energy
b) Solar Energy
c) Geothermal Energy
d) Nuclear Energy

Energy from flowing water is called
a) Nuclear
b) Fossil Fuel
c) Geothermal
d) Hydropower

Solar energy comes from the
a) Earth
b) Wind
c) Dead Plants and Animals
d) Sun

An energy source that can NOT be easily replenished (you can not get more of it easily)
a) Renewable
b) Nonrenewable
c) Biomass
d)

An energy source that CAN be easily replenished (you can get more of it easily)
a) Renewable
b) Nonrenewable
c) Fossil Fuel
d)

Non-renewable resources that formed over millions of years when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock.
a) Biomass
b) Solar
c) Fossil Fuels
d) Nuclear

Where would we most likely find and use geothermal energy?
a) At the top of a mountain
b) Near a volcano
c) In the ocean
d) In a large open field

Where would we be most likely to find and use hydropower energy?
a) at the top of a mountain
b) near a volcano
c) in the ocean
d) in a large open field

You use and rely on fossil fuels EVERYDAY.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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