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Energy Resources
Mr. Rhyne SJMS Energy Resources Quiz Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Is coal a renewable or nonrenewable resource? | Nonrenewable |
Is oil a renewable or nonrenewable resource? | Nonrenewable |
Is natural gas a renewable or nonrenewable resource? | Nonrenewable |
Are trees a renewable or nonrenewable resource? | Renewable |
What factors combine to create smog problems? | High numbers of automobiles, lots of sunlight, and mountains surrounding urban areas. |
Which of the following 4 resources produces the least amount of pollution: solar energy, natural gas, nuclear energy or petroleum? | Solar energy |
What process do nuclear power plants use to produce energy? | Fission |
What is a problem with using wind energy? | The limited places that will work for wind farms. |
What limits the use of solar energy systems? | The high cost of the solar energy equipment. |
When is strip mining used? | Strip mining is used to mine shallow coal deposits. |
Is fallng water a renewable or nonrenewable source of energy? | Renewable |
Is wind a renewable or nonrenewable source of energy? | Renewable |
Is natural gas a renewable or nonrenewable source of energy? | Nonrenewable |
Is sunlight a renewable or nonrenewable source of energy? | Renewable |
True or False: Uranium comes from once-living organisms? | False |
True or False: Crude oil comes from once-living organisms? | True |
True or False: Charcoal comes from once-living organisms? | True |
True or False: Gasohol comes from once-living organisms? | True |
How do most power plants produce electricity? | By burning fossil fuels. |
Which fossil fuels is the cleanest burning fossil fuel? | Natural gas |
Which nonrenewable resource is used the most? | Fossil fuels |
What is the energy source powering the geyser "Old Faithful" in Yellowstone Naitonal Park? | Geothermal energy |
What organisms that formed fossil fuels orginally received and stored their energy from what source? | The sun. |
Are plants, wood and animal wastes examples of biomass, fossil fuels, inorganic matter or nonrenewable resources? | Biomass |
Name 3 examples of fossil fuels? | Coal, petroleum and natural gas. |
What is coal formed from? | Coal is formed from the remains of swamp organisms that lived millions of years ago. |
How is most of the coal mined in the U.S. used today? | Most of the coal used today is used in power plants to make electricity. |
What do hydroelectric plants use to turn a turbine to generate electricity? | Water |
Which of the following are natural resources found in the atmosphere, breathable air, wind, water (as rain)? | All of the above |
What natural resources are found in the Earth's oceans? | Food, energy sources and salt. |
What are the benefits of using alternative resources? | Reducing the amount of fossil fuels the must be used, repairing the ozone layer, reducing the amount of nonrenewable resources being used. |
What fossil fuels are refined from petroleum? | Gasoline. |