BPM Objective 4 Test
Directions: Using the Energy Resources chart below, fill in the advantages and disadvantages of at least five different
resources. Then select one of those five resources or a different one and explain why you would recommend using or
promoting that resource.
Energy Sources
Energy Source
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Description
Black rock-like solid fossil fuel
found underground. Burned
or gasified to produce
electricity.
Thick, brown liquid fossil fuel
found under land and water.
Must be drilled and pumped
out. Burned or gasified to
produce electricity.
Invisible, odorless gas(fossil
fuel) found underground.
Burned or gasified to produce
heat and electricity.
Nuclear Fission
Atoms that form Uranium are
split apart and release heat
energy which produce steam
for electric turbines.
Waste-to-Energy
Includes landfill methane and
burning trash to produce
electricity.
Biogas from Crops
Farmers can use crop waste
or entire crops that can be
gasified or burned as fuel.
Hydropower
Running water turns a turbine
and produces electricity.
Wind Power
Wind turns a turbine and
produces electricity.
Solar Electricity
(Photovoltaics-PV)
Sun shines on solar cells
(semiconductor material) and
produces electric current.
Solar Thermal
Sun’s heat is collected to heat
domestic or pool water or
create stem for electricity
using concentrators.
Advantages
Disadvantages