Fossil Fuels
The three types of fossil fuels.
Coal, Crude Oil, and Natural Gas.
The three main types of non-renewable energy.
Coal, crude oil, and natural gas.
TRUE OR FALSE: Renewable resources are easy to get more of.
TRUE.
A discovery made during the Stone Age that helped humans stay warm and cook food.
Fire.
The environment can be impacted by windmills in this way.
Harming birds or other wildlife.
Fossil fuels are considered this type of energy source.
Non-Renewable.
TRUE OR FALSE: Non-renewable resources are easy to get more of.
FALSE.
This renewable resources provides light energy.
The sun.
Engines for vehicles are powered by this non-renewable resource.
Natural gas.
Burning coal causes this type of pollution.
Air pollution.
Used in nuclear power points to produce steam and generate energy.
Uranium.
Burning this fossil fuel causes air pollution.
Crude oil.
An invention that used wind to produce energy.
Windmills.
During the Industrial Revolution what type of fossil fuel was used to power trains?
Coal.
What is a risk of using crude oil as an energy source?
Oil spills.
Is used to make products such as plastics.
Crude Oil.
This non-renewable resource is cheaper than oil.
Natural gas.
A renewable energy source that uses water.
Hydropower.
In what Century was electricity discovered?
The 1700s.
What type of pollution is caused by driving vehicles?
Air pollution.
This dangerous waste product is produced by nuclear power plants.
Radioactive waste.
A non-renewable resource that does NOT produce greenhouse gases.
Uranium.
Panels that are used to generate energy and are safe for the environment.
Solar panels.
Humans began looking for these as a solution to environmental pollution.
Alternative cleaner energy sources.
Nuclear power plants can produce...
Radioactive waste that is dangerous to humans, wildlife, and the environment.