Renewable/ Non Renewable
Power Plants and the Environment
Ecosystem Impacts
100

Is solar energy a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

What is renewable?

100

What is one way power plants affect the environment?

What is air pollution?

100

How can cutting down trees for biomass affect ecosystems?

What is habitat destruction?

200

Which type of energy comes from ancient plants and animals buried underground?

What is fossil fuels?


200

Name two fossil fuels used in power plants.

What are coal and natural gas?

200

How does oil drilling harm ocean life?

What is oil spills can poison animals?

300

Name two renewable energy sources.

What are wind and hydropower?

300

What greenhouse gas is released when fossil fuels are burned?

What is carbon dioxide?

300

How does air pollution from power plants affect plants?

What is acid rain can damage leaves?

400

Which energy source comes from the heat inside the Earth?

What is geothermal energy?

400

How can power plants affect bodies of water?

What is thermal pollution from hot water release?

400

What is the process by which pollutants in the air combine with water to create harmful rain?

What is acid rain?

500

Uranium is used for nuclear power. Is it renewable or nonrenewable?

What is nonrenewable?

500

Which type of power plant has the lowest pollution?

What is wind or solar power plant?

500

Name three ways using energy can harm ecosystems.

What is air pollution, water pollution, and habitat destruction?

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