Energy Resources Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 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. |
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