Topic 6.7 and 6.8 - Quizizz

Multiple Choice

Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 

• Energy
• Biomass
• Heat
• Nuclear waste

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a primary use of biofuels?

• Heating homes

• Cooking food

• Replacement fuel for vehicles

• Generating electricity in power plants

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why biomass burning is considered 'carbon neutral' compared to fossil fuel burning?

• Biomass releases CO2 that was recently sequestered from the atmosphere, while fossil fuels release CO2 stored for millions of years.

• Fossil fuels releases CO2 that was recently sequestered from the atmosphere, while biomass release CO2 stored for millions of years.

• Fossil fuel burning releases less CO2 than biomass burning.

• Biomass burning increases atmospheric CO2 more than fossil fuels.

Multiple Select

Burning biomass releases the following

• Carbon monoxide

• Methane

• Particulate matter

• VOCs

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are environmental consequences of using biofuels like ethanol and algae?

• Soil erosion

• Habitat loss

• GHG release

• All of the above

Drag and Drop

Burning of biodiesel has an impact on the atmosphere by ​

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the concentration of ​

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into the atmosphere.​

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Increasing

Carbon Dioxide

Decreasing

Oxygen

Multiple Choice

This is a liquid fuel derived from plant materials.

• wind energy

• biofuel

• biomass

• solar energy

Multiple Choice

When energy from the sun is used to heat something directly (with no moving parts), it is called... 

• active solar heating
• passive solar heating
• photovoltaic cells

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a major drawback of photovoltaic (PV) cells as described in the image?

• They can only generate electricity during the day.

• They release CO2 when generating electricity.

• They require fossil fuels to operate.

• They are always cost-effective.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between PV and solar thermal?

• PV cells use steam turbines and solar thermal does not.

• PV cells use the sun but solar thermal uses the rain.

• PV cells use panels but solar thermal uses mirrors and a steam turbine.

• PV cells use panels and solar thermal uses panels.

Multiple Select

What are the main disadvantages of solar energy?

• Silicon is a limited resource

• Expensive to install

• Disrupts habitat

• Unlimited availability