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25 Cards in this Set
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T/F...ENERGY FROM SUNLIGHT CAN BE USED FOR HEAT AND ELECTRICITY
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TRUE
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T/F...THE POWER OF WIND IS USED TO TURN TURBINES AND CREATE ELECTRICITY
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TRUE
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T/F...HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS POLLUTE
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FALSE
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T/F...GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CAN MAKE ELECTRICITY ONLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
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FALSE
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T/F...MINERALS ARE NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES.
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TRUE
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T/F...WATER, SOIL, AND AIR ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE RESOURCES.
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FALSE
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T/F...IT TAKES LONGER TO RENEW WATER, SOIL, AND AIR THAN IT DOES TO RENEW COAL, OIL, AND MINERALS.
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FALSE
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T/F...MINING AND POWER PLANTSCAN POLLUTE THE AIR.
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TRUE
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T/F...IT DOES NOT COST VERY MUCH TO CLEAN UP POLLUTION.
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FALSE
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T/F...YOU CAN REDUCE AIR POLLUTION BY USING LESS ELECTRICITY.
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TRUE
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T/F...MANY EVERYDAY ITEMS CAN BE REUSED AGAIN AND AGAIN.
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TRUE
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T/F...THE ONLY PURPOSE OF RECYCLING IS TO SAVE MATERIALS
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FALSE
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CLEAN AIR IS.....?
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RENEWABLE
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FOSSIL FUELS ARE.....?
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NONRENEWABLE
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FRESH WATER IS.....?
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RENEWABLE
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SOLAR ENERGY IS.....?
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RENEWABLE
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WHY IS SOLAR ENERGY USED IN ONLY A LIMITED WAY?
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IT CAN'T BE USED AT NIGHT AND ON CLOUDY DAYS
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HOW DO HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS PRODUCE ENERGY?
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WATER FLOWS THROUGH A TURBINE AT A DAM
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WHAT NATURAL RESOURCE DOES NUCLEAR ENERGY REQUIRE?
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URANIUM
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WHAT KIND OF ENERGY DOES A WINDOW COLLECT?
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SOLAR ENERGY
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WHAT IS AN ADVANTAGE OF RECYCLING ALUMINUM?
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IT TAKES LESS ENERGY TO RECYCLE IT THAN TO MINE MORE OF IT.
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WHAT KIND OF ENERGY SOURCES ARE WIND, WATER, AND SUN?
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RENEWABLE RESOUCES
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T/F...RAIN REDUCES AIR POLLUTION
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TRUE
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WHAT ARE WAYS TO PREVENT SOIL DAMAGE?
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NOT LITERING ON THE SOIL, LIMIT CROPS, OR NO CROPS FOR AWHILE
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WHAT IS AN ADVANTAGE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY OVER WIND ENERGY?
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IT CAN MAKE ENERGY ALL YEAR LONG
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