Energy and Resources

Question 1

What is a Fossil Fuel?

Answer 1

A nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of old organisms.

Question 2

What are some examples of Fossil Fuel?

Answer 2

Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas.

Question 3

What are Fossil Fuels made of?

Answer 3

Coal and Oil are made of Carbon and Hydrogen and Natural Gases are made of methane.

Question 4

What are Nonrenewable Resources?

Answer 4

A substance that is used faster than it is formed, or that takes very long to form.

Question 5

How much of the world’s energy is from Fossil Fuels?

Answer 5

About 84%

Question 6

What are Renewable Sources?

Answer 6

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same speed or faster than the speed at which it’s consumed.

Question 7

What are some Renewable Resources?

Answer 7

Solar Energy and Windmills are common examples.

Question 8

What is Geothermal Energy?

Answer 8

Energy that’s produced in the Earth.

Question 9

What is Hydroelectricity?

Answer 9

The moving of water over spin wheels to produce energy.

Question 10

When is Energy in a system wasted?

Answer 10

When the input is greater than the output.