Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 15 (25 MCQs)

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1. A resource that can be easily replaced.

2. Peat and wood are extracted for heating by

3. Fossil fuels are made of energy-rich chemical compounds called

4. Georgia Power doesn't use any geothermal energy. Why?

5. What is a advantage of solar power?

6. Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

7. What form of alternative energy uses a wind turbine?

8. In which part of a nuclear power plant is the fuel located?

9. Are the fossil fuels renewable or nonrenewable?

10. Which practice would most likely deplete a nonrenewable natural resource?

11. Wind power originally got their energy from .

12. What is a major disadvantage to using wind energy?

13. Fossils are created when an animal or plant is _____

14. In the late twentieth century as people became more concerned about protecting their environment, scientists researched better ways to

15. Food is a form of _____ energy.

16. Energy made from moving water or falling water is

17. The loss of energy in subsequent levels of a food web is due to which of the following?

18. Nuclear fuel comes from _____

19. A metal spoon heated by hot soup is an example of

20. Natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replalced

21. Match the definition to the term:an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms

22. The ability of a system to do work; it is required for change to happen within a system.

23. One of coal's negative effects is:

24. What is an disadvantage of wind power?

25. What is one concern over the building and use of wind turbines?