Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 4 (25 MCQs)

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1. Energy conservation in the United States:

2. Match the definition to the term:the percentage of input work that is converted to output work

3. A chair is several feet from a fireplace. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm due to

4. Why do we not have more nuclear power plants?

5. What form of alternative energy uses plants and animal waste and turns it into sugar and then liquid fuel?

6. Energy of motion is which type of energy?

7. Which statement best explains why wood is considered a renewable energy resource and coal is not?

8. Which of the following resources is NOT a mining resource in North Carolina?

9. Stored energy that an object has due to its position or chemical composition is _____

10. Georgia Power could use some wind energy, but not as much as a state like Wyoming. Why?

11. Why is it important for countries to find alternative energy resources?

12. Energy stored in a big boulder at the top of the hill is an example of _____ energy.

13. How are fossils created?

14. Why do we often use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?

15. An undesired change in air, water or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans or other organisms.

16. An energy resource such as trees or wind that is replaceable by natural means.

17. Unlimited; relatively inexpensive to generate energy, and does not produce pollution.

18. All are disadvantages of using Fossil Fuels EXCEPT

19. Solar energy is considered an alternative energy resource because it-

20. The three major fossil fuels are coal, oil, and

21. Five products we get from petroleum are _____

22. Natural resources that nature can produce again, such as trees, plants, animals, water, oxygen, and soil

23. Natural Energy Resources are:

24. Which is the most likely result of not conserving energy?

25. The most plentiful fossil fuel in the United States is