Renewable
Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
Wind.
Which is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
Coal used for generating electricity.
In the science book the author thinks that we should use soil wisely. True or False?
True
Which action helps keep a resource renewable?
Replanting trees after cutting them.
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable?
They form over millions of years and cannot be quickly replaced.
What is an antonym for conserve?
To throw away, waste, toss.
Which best describes solar energy?
Energy captured from sunlight and turned into electricity.
Which human action increases use of nonrenewable resources?
Driving gasoline cars for long trips daily
what is a homophone for sink In?
Absorb.
A city plans to use rainwater for watering school gardens and refilling fountains. This practice most directly helps conserve which resource?
Fresh water.
A company discovers a new oil field. Which is a likely long-term effect if the oil is used quickly without alternatives?
The oil supply will decrease and may run out for future generations.
correct the sentence. If water seeps up from the ground it would be okay.
If water seeps up from the ground it would not be okay.
Which long-term practice will most help protect a renewable forest ecosystem?
Cutting trees only occasionally and allowing regrowth and habitat protection.
Which change would best reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy for electricity?
Investing in large-scale wind and solar farms.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! If glaciers melt there would be an affect to the world. Glaciers are a necessity to our world, if they melted the animals in Antarctica would be endangered. why would they be In danger?
They use ice as a platform to rest, give birth, and nurse their pups away from predators like orcas.