Renewable Resources
What type of energy comes from sources that can be naturally replenished?
What is sunlight and wind energy?
This type of energy comes from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas, and it cannot be replaced once used.
What is non-renewable energy?
This type of energy is harnessed from the movement of air.
What is wind energy?
This energy comes from the Sun and can be used to make electricity or heat buildings.
What is solar energy?
This type of energy comes from the heat inside the Earth.
What is geothermal energy?
Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy source? A) Solar B) Wind C) Coal D) Hydropower
C) What is coal?
Which of the following is a non-renewable energy source? A) Wind B) Natural gas C) Hydropower D) Biomass
B) What is natural gas?
What do we call the tall structures used to capture wind energy?
What are wind turbines?
These devices are used to capture sunlight and turn it into electricity.
What are solar panels?
Geothermal energy can be used to do this: A) Make electricity B) Cook food C) Power wind turbines D) Create solar panels
What is make electricity?
Wind and solar power are both types of this energy source.
What is renewable energy?
These are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals, and they take millions of years to form.
What are fossil fuels?
Wind energy is most commonly used to produce this.
What is electricity?
True or False: Solar energy is a non-renewable energy source.
What is false?
True or False: Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source.
What is true?
This energy source comes from the heat of the Earth and is considered renewable.
What is geothermal energy?
This non-renewable energy source is often used in cars, airplanes, and factories.
What is oil (or gasoline)?
True or False: Wind energy is a renewable source of energy.
What is true?
Solar energy is most useful in places that have a lot of this.
What is sunlight?
Geothermal energy is often used in places that have a lot of these underground.
What are hot springs or volcanoes?
The energy used to grow plants that can be turned into biofuels comes from this source.
What is the Sun?
Which of these is a non-renewable source of energy used to make electricity? A) Solar B) Nuclear C) Wind D) Biomass
What is nuclear energy?
The United States and China are leaders in the use of this renewable energy source.
What is wind energy?
This type of energy can be stored in batteries for use later on, especially with solar panels.
What is solar energy?
The country with the most geothermal energy plants is this one, which has many volcanoes.
What is Iceland?