Question

Which of the following best describes the use of a renewable resource?

Group of answer choices

Coal is mined from deep passages dug in a mountainside and burned to generate electricity.

Wind turbines gather energy from the wind and convert it into electrical energy.

Propane is a product you might use to barbeque; it comes from natural gas and processing oil.

Oil is pumped from beneath the ocean floor and refined into jet fuel to power airplanes.

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Question 21 pts
(03.05 LC)

Which of the following best describes the use of a non–renewable resource?

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The electronic signs along the highway are run by solar power.

In the state of Texas, you can find miles of windmills that are used to generate electricity.

California has several power plants that use heat from the Earth to generate electricity.

Oil is burned to heat water into steam in order to turn turbines that generate electricity.

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Question 31 pts
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Which statement is true?

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Oil is a non–renewable resource that is hardly ever used, so there is not a concern of depleting the Earth's supply.

Solar energy is a non–renewable resource that is used by many countries all over the world.

The combustion of biomass can replace fossil fuels in conventional power plants.

Hydroelectric energy uses the energy from the sun, which is a renewable resource.

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Question 41 pts
(03.05 LC)

Which statement is true?

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Oil, a renewable resource, is processed to make jet fuel.

Geothermal power is generated from moving water.

Wind power can turn turbines to generate electrical power.

Propane, a renewable resource, is used in some heating systems.

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Question 51 pts
(03.05 LC)

Which statement best describes the long–term effects of using non–renewable resources?

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Resources will replenish over the long term to be used again.

As populations increase, the need for solar power will decrease.

Burning fossil fuels pollutes the environment.

Fossil fuels burn clean, reducing air pollution.

Answer 1

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Burning fossil fuels pollutes the environment.

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1. The use of a renewable resource is best described by: Wind turbines gather energy from the wind and convert it into electrical energy.

2. The use of a non-renewable resource is best described by: Oil is burned to heat water into steam in order to turn turbines that generate electricity.

3. The statement that is true is: The combustion of biomass can replace fossil fuels in conventional power plants.

4. The statement that is true is: Wind power can turn turbines to generate electrical power.

5. The statement that best describes the long-term effects of using non-renewable resources is: Burning fossil fuels pollutes the environment.