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WHich of the following is true of nonrenewable resources?
a. They become cheaper over time
b. They tend to be safer for the enviornment.
c. They are replaced as quickly as they are used.
d. They form over millions of years.
d. They form over millions of years.
In a nuclear power plant, waht sources of energy is used to heat water?
a. nuclear fission
b. nuclear burning
c. nuclear fusion
d. nuclear condensation
a. nuclear fission
Most of the town's power comes from hydroelectric energy produced by the river dam.
a. power generated by a nuclear reactor
b. heat and energy that originates from within Earth and drives the movement of Earth's tectonic plates
c. a piece of equipment, usually kept on a roof, that collects and uses the sun's energy to heat or make electricity
d. electricity that is generated by the conversion of the energy of moving water.
d. electricity that is generated by the conversion of the energy of moving water.
Nuclear power is a good source of energy, but precaucations need to be taken to prevent nuclear meltdowns.
a. a piece of equipment, usually kept on a roof, that collects and uses the sun's energy to heat water or make electricty.
b. existing or available in large quantites
c. power generated by a nuclear reactor
d. a device that converts the energy of sunlight into electrical energy.
. power generated by a nuclear reactor
Which of the following events happened first in the formation of fossil fuels?
a. Organisms stored energy from sunlight.
b. Remains were buried in Earth's Crust.
c. Heat and pressure chemically produced coal and oil.
d. Layers of organisms formed under water.
a. Organisms stored energy from sunlight.
Which of the following is NOT a problem related to nuclear power?
a. It produces radioactice waste
b. It uses energy stored in tiny particles.
c. Nuclear waste is difficult to store
d. Nuclear wastebremains radioactive for a long time.
b. It uses energy stored in tiny particles
This car runs on gasoline, but it is also supplemented by solar cells.
a. the process of splitting the nuclei of radioactive atoms, which releases huge amounts of energy mainly in the form of radiation and heat energy.
b. power generated by a nuclear reactor
c. a device that converts the energy of sunlight into electrical energy.
d. a product that is made as a result of making another product.
c. a device that converts the energy of sunlight into electrical energy.
Which installed some solar panels on our roof to heat our pool in the fall.
a. organic matter that contains stored energy from sunlight and that can be burned as fuel
b. the process of splitting the nuclei of radioactive atoms which releases huge amounts of energy mainly in the form of radiation and heat energy.
c. electricity that is generated by the conversion of the energy of moving water.
d. a piece of equipment, usually kept on a roof, that collects and uses the sun's energy to heat water or make electricity.
d. a piece of equipment, usually kept on a roof, that collects and uses the sun's energy to heat water or make electricity.
How are conversation and recycling different?
a. Conservation is a way of making resources last.
b. Conservation is a way of renewing resources, but recycling is a way of recovering reusable materials.
c. Conservations is a way of making resources last, bu recylcing is a way of recovering resuable materials.
d. Conservation is a way of recovering trash, but recycling is way of helping resources last.
c. Conservations is a way of making resources last, bu recylcing is a way of recovering resuable materials.
When generating electricity, what do coal power and nuclear power have in common.
a. They both require the use of radioactive
b. They both require fossil fuels to be burned.
c. They both require energy from the sun.
d. They both require water to be heated.
d. They both require water to be heated.
Due to volcanic activity, more than 80% of Icelandic homes are heated using geothermal energy.
a. electricity that is generated by the converssion of the energy of moving water.
b. heat energy that originates from within Earth and drives the movement of Earth's tectnoic plates
c. power generated by a nuclear reactor
d. the process of splitting the nuclei of radioactive atoms which releases huge amounts of energy mainly in the form of radiation and heat energy
b. heat energy that originates from within Earth and drives the movement of Earth's tectnoic plates
Asphalt used to pave roads is a byproduct of the process of refining crude oil.
a. electricity that is generated by the coversion of the energy of moving water.
b. heat energy that orginates from within Earth and drives the movement of Earth's tectonic plates
c. a product that is made as a result of making another product
d. existing or available in large quantities.
c. a product that is made as a result of making another product
What would washing plastic forks and knives be an example of?
a, managing a resource
b. recycling
c. renewing a resource
d. reusing
reusing
According to the passage, where would a hydrogen fuel cell most likely be found?
a. in a coal mine
b. in a solar panel
c. in a vehicle
d. in Earth's crust
c. in a vehicle
Biomass is a renewable energy source, unlike fossil fuels.
a. device that uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity
b. organic matter that contains stored energy from sunlight and that can be burned as fuel.
c. a piece of equipment, usually kept on a roof, that collects and uses the sun's energy to heat water or make elctricity.
d. a device that converts the energy of sunlight into elctrical energy.
b. organic matter that contains stored energy from sunlight and that can be burned as fuel.
Coconuts are abundant in the topics.
a. existing or available in large quantities
b. a device that converts the energy of sunlight into electrical energy
c. power generated by a nuclear reactor
d. organic matter that contains stored energy from sunlight and that can be burned as fuel.
a. existing or available in large quantities
Which od the following is the last step in the production of electricity?
a. Water is heated
b. Turbines drive generators
c. Fossil fuels are burned
d. Steam turns turbines.
b. Turbines drive generators
Nuclear fission creates an enormous amount of energy, which is also why it can be very dangerous.
a. device that uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity.
b. a product that is made as a result of making another product.
c. a piece of equipment, usually kept on a roof, that collects and uses the sun's energy to hear water ormake electricity.
d. the process of splitting the nuclei of radioactive atoms, which releases huge amounts of nergy mainly in the form of radiation and heat energy
d. the process of splitting the nuclei of radioactive atoms, which releases huge amounts of nergy mainly in the form of radiation and heat energy
The prototype for this car runs on hydrogen fuel cells.
a. device that uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity.
b. power generated by a nuclear reactor
c. the process of splitting the nuclei of radioactive atoms, which releases huge amounts of energy mainly in the form or radiation and heat energy
d. heat energy that orginates from within Earth and drives the movement of Earth's tectonic plates.
a. device that uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity.