Week 6 - Renewable energy (Grade 7 - Science) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Describe one impact of burning fossil fuels.

e.g. acid rain, greenhouse effect, land / water pollution

15

Describe one impact of acid rain.

e.g. kills trees, kills water life, damages crops, corrodes buildings

15

Describe one impact of the greenhouse effect.

e.g. sea levels rise, land disappears (so people lose their homes), habitats disappear (so animals go extinct)

15

Give 2 examples of renewable energy resources.

e.g. solar power, biomass, hydro power

15

Give 2 reasons you think the world still uses fossil fuels.

e.g. convenience, efficiency, infrastructure

15

Challenge: One wind turbine can power 1,500 homes for a year. (TRUE OR FALSE)

True

20

Renewable energy can help people save money. (TRUE OR FALSE)

True

15

What do we call fuels formed from the dead remains of organisms over millions of years?

Fossil fuels

15

Name an energy resource that will run out because we cannot renew our supplies of it

e.g. coal, gas, oil

15

Name an energy resource that will never run out.

e.g. sun, wind, waves

15

What are the main sources of non-renewable energy?

fossil fuels

15

Renewable energy resources can be used repeatedly. T / F

True

15

Renewable energy resources are not replaced naturally. T / F

False

15

This power uses energy from the sun to heat water or create electricity.

Solar

15

Wind power uses wind energy to turn a _____________ to make electricity.

Turbine

15

Plants can be burned as a fuel to produce power. This is called _______ energy.

biomass

15