Energy Resources Chapter Review
Name __ANSWER KEY__________________________________
Period ____
Use your textbook, notes, handouts, and worksheets to answer the following questions.
1. What is a natural resource? __ANY MATERIAL OR ENERGY SOURCE THAT CAN BE FOUND IN
NATURE__________________________________________________________
2. What is a renewable resource? List some examples. __NATURAL RESOURCE THAT CYCLES OR CAN BE
USED AND REPLACED DURING A HUMAN LIFETIME
EXAMPLES: WATER, CORN PLANTS, WIND,
SUN______________________________________
3. What is a nonrenewable resource? List some examples. __NATURAL RESOURCE THAT IS GONE OR
CANNOT BE REPLACED DURING A HUMAN LIFETIME____EX: ORES, MINERALS, FOSSIL FUELS
4. What are the three types of fossil fuel? _COAL, NATURAL GAS, PETROLEUM_______
5. What is coal? How was it formed? What are the different stages? How do we mine it?
_SOLID FORM OF FOSSIL FUELS, FORMED FROM DEAD ORGANISMS THAT DIED IN SWAMPS, 1ST STAGE IS
PEAT, 2ND STAGE IS LIGNITE, 3RD STAGE IS BITUMINOUS, 4TH STAGE IS ANTHRACITE, CAN BE MINED
THROUGH STRIP MINING, UNDERGROUND MINING, CONTOUR MINING ___________
6. What is petroleum? How was it formed? How do we mine it? _LIQUID FORM OF FOSSIL FUELS,
FORMED FROM REMAINS OF MICROSCOPIC SEA ORGANISMS, IF UNDERGROUND IT IS MINED BY DRILLS
AND THEN WELLS, IF BURIED UNDER WATER IT IS MINED BY OFFSHORE PLATFORMS_______________
7. What is natural gas? How was it formed? How do we mine it? _GAS FORM OF FOSSIL FUELS,
FORMED FROM REMAINS OF MICROSCOPIC SEA ORGANISMS, MINED THE SAME WAY AS
PETROLEUM______________________________
8. What are some of the problems with fossil fuels? __SMOG, ACID PRECIPITATION, ACID MINE
DRAINAGE, DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT_________________________________________
9. What are the 3 R’s of conservation? Explain what each one means and give examples. ____________
_REDUCE: BUYING THINGS WITH LESS PACKAGING OR ONLY BUYING WHAT YOU NEED
_REUSE: FINDING OTHER USES FOR/USING AGAIN A PRODUCT____
_RECYCLE: TAKING PRODUCT, BREAKING IT DOWN INTO RAW MATERIALS_____
10. What is MSW? _MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, THE TRASH THAT WE THROW AWAY______________
11. What does it mean to close the loop and why is it important? _BUYING MATERIALS MADE OUT OF
RECYCLED MATERIALS, YOU ARE THEN USING NATURAL RESOURCES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
HARVESTED INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO GET MORE_______________________________
12. What is a landfill? _REGULATED AREA WHERE WASTE IS PLACED IN THE LAND __________
13. What is a WTE plant? _PLACE WHERE MSW IS BROKEN DOWN SO THAT IT TAKES UP LESS SPACE IN
LANDFILL, HEAT/GAS PRODUCED CAN BE USED TO HEAT WATER INTO STEAM TO MAKE
ELECTRICITY___________________________________________________________
14. What is composting? _PUTTING BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS IN A PILE TO BREAK DOWN WHICH CAN
THEN BE USED AS FERTILIZER _____________________________________________________
15. What are the different types of alternative energy? __SOLAR, NUCLEAR, HYDROGEN, WIND,
HYDROELECTRIC, BIOMASS, GEOTHERMAL______________________________________
16. What is the downside to using alternative energy sources? _EXPENSIVE__________________
17. What alternative energy sources are used for power plants?
_HYDROELECTRIC, NUCLEAR, GEOTHERMAL, __________
18. What alternative energy sources are used for heating? _SOLAR, BIOMASS, GEOTHERMAL _______
19. List the problems with each type of alternative energy? ___NUCLEAR- RADIOACTIVE WASTES,
NUCLEAR MELTDOWNS
SOLAR- LIVE IN SUNNY AREA, EXPENSIVE
HYDROELECTRIC-HAVE TO HAVE LARGE RIVER, BUILD DAMS, HURTS WATER QUALITY
BIOMASS- GREENHOUSE GASES
GEOTHERMAL- EXPENSIVE
WIND- LIVE IN WINDY AREA, CAN KILL WILDLIFE
HYDROGEN- NEW, NOT PERFECTED_________________________________