Vocab
Energy
Fossil Fuels
Renewable/
non-renewable
Random
100

A resource that can not be used up.

A renewable resource

100

Give an example of an inexhaustible resource. Explain why.

Sun, Wind, Water, Geothermal


Anything that can not be used up.

100

Are fossil fuels renewable or non-renewable?

Non-renewable resources

100

What would cause trees to become a nonrenewable resource?

If we cut them down faster than we regrow them.

100

Where does most of the energy we use come from?

Fossil fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural gas

200
What is a natural resource?
Something that comes from the earth and is made into something useful for humans.
200

Name three natural resources we can use for energy

Sun, Wind, Water, Nuclear, Fossil fuels, Geothermal, etc

200

Name the 3 fossil fuels

Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
200
Soil
Renewable
200

How does clear-cutting forests affect the soil?

Lack of roots leads to erosion

300

Heat and light energy that is derived from the sun

Solar energy

300

Give 3 examples of how we can conserve energy.

Turning lights off, taking shorter showers, riding a bike to school, carpooling, turning the water off when you brush your teeth, being mindful of air conditioning, etc.

300

Give an example of a cleaner energy.

Wind, Water, Sun, Geothermal 

300
Rocks and Minerals
Non-renewable - they take a long time to form, so they are essentially gone once we use them.
300

When we use natural resources for our needs, what happens to the available amount?

It decreases

400

A natural resource that once we use is essentially gone, because it takes so long for it to replenish itself. 

non-renewable resource

400

Wind can be used as a source of energy, what tool is used to harvest the wind and make it into electricity?

A windmill/wind turbine

400
Name the two major consequences of using fossil fuels for energy.
They are non-renewable and they polute the air as they are burned to produce energy
400
Fresh water
renewable - there is a limited amount, but it is constantly being used and changed back into usable fresh water.
400

Name a disadvantage of using solar power.

You have to store it and it is expensive.

500
Energy that comes from heat deep within the earth.
Geothermal energy
500
What natural resource is used to make electricity when we talk about hydroelectric power?
Water
500
What are fossil Fuels made from?
Dead plant and animal material burried, compacted and changed over many millions of years.
500
Wildlife
Renewable, with the exception of Endangered species which are no longer renewable
500

Energy derived from breaking apart atoms and putting them back together.

Nuclear energy

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