Quiz about Energy Resources

Question 1

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

Accepted Answer

Renewable Energy Resource

Answer

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

Question 2

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

Answer

Renewable Energy Resource

Question 3

__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.

Accepted Answer

Solar

Answer

Wind

Answer

Hydro

Answer

Nuclear

Question 4

__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

Accepted Answer

Wind

Answer

Geothermal

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Hydro

Answer

Nuclear

Question 5

_________is energy generated when moving water turns turbines.

Accepted Answer

Hydro

Answer

Wind

Answer

Geothermal

Answer

Solar

Question 6

Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 7

Which fossil fuel is created from the decayed remains of plants?

Accepted Answer

Coal

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Oil

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Natural Gas

Question 8

Which of these is a disadvantage of windmills?

Accepted Answer

the location of reliable wind

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amount of land required

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time to construct one

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the availability of wind

Question 9

What form of alternative energy uses a dam?

Accepted Answer

hydroelectric power

Answer

geothermal power

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biomass power

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solar power

Question 10

What form of alternative energy uses the heat from the earth?

Accepted Answer

geothermal power

Answer

solar power

Answer

biomass power

Answer

wind power

Question 11

__________the energy of nuclear reactions between atoms creates heat and turns turbines.

Accepted Answer

Nuclear

Answer

Coal

Answer

Wind

Answer

Hydro

Question 12

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

Accepted Answer

We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

Answer

They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.

Answer

They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

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The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.

Question 13

Sunlight, water, and wind are examples of inexhaustible forms of energy.  What does inexhaustible mean?

Accepted Answer

We will never run out.

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We will run out at any minute.

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We will run out in 100 years.

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We will run out in 20 years.

Question 14

Energy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is called

Accepted Answer

Geothermal

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Geophysical

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Geography

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Geographic

Question 15

fuel made from plant or animal waste (organic matter)

Accepted Answer

biomass energy

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hydropower energy

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solar energy

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green

Question 16

Electric generators work by

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converting mechanical energy into electrical energy

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converting oil into electricity

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turning turbines in a dam

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rubbing copper against materials that do not conduct electricity

Question 17

Oil and Natural gas result from

Accepted Answer

the decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the ocean floor millions of years ago

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the migration of complex carbohydrates to nonporous rock formations

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the burning of high sulfur, low grade uranium

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the decay of plants that lived in swamps hundreds of thousands of years ago

Question 18

How is electricity generated in a coal powered plant?

Accepted Answer

heat from the burning coal boils water and produces steam which turns the turbines

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heat from the burning coal heats the air which turns the turbines

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the turbine breaks down the coal into liquid fuel that powers the generator

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the coal is heated until it vaporizes and the vapor is the distilled in the combustion chamber which turns the turbine

Question 19

Coal is formed when

Accepted Answer

swamplands are buried by sediment and they weight provides heat & pressure that converts plants to coal

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sediments cover dead marine organisms

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deposits of methane are subjected to high pressure

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organic remains get trapped in nonporous rocks and merge into high energy molecules

Question 20

Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy

Accepted Answer

It does not produce air pollution

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It does not produce solid waste

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It is cost efficient

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It poses no safety risks

Question 21

Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas that were formed over millions of years from decayed plants and animals. This process requires time, pressure, and heat.

Accepted Answer

Fossil Fuels

Answer

Renewable Resources

Answer

Replenish

Answer

Geothermal

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil fuel?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Energy

Answer

Coal

Answer

Oil

Answer

Natural Gas

Question 23

In a nuclear power plant, which process is used to generate electricity?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Fission

Answer

Nuclear Fusion

Question 24

Some concerns over nuclear energy include...

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Answer

Nuclear Waste

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Potential Nuclear Meltdowns

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Difficulty Finding Uranium-235

Question 25

Energy that is generated by burning plants is called...

Accepted Answer

Biomass Energy

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Geothermal Energy

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Solar Energy

Answer

Wind Energy

Question 26

Which heat transfer allows heat from the Sun to reach our solar panels?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 27

One CON of hydroelectric energy is...

Accepted Answer

It cannot be utilized everywhere

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It creates many harmful emissions

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It does not produce very much energy

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Dams are relatively cheap to build

Question 28

Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

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wind

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sunlight

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water

Question 29

If fossil fuels continue to be used at their current rate, which will probably be used up first?

Accepted Answer

oil

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methane hydrate

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natural gas

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coal

Question 30

One of the main disadvantages of nuclear power is that it

Accepted Answer

generates radioactive waste.

Answer

produces too little electricity.

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pollutes water.

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pollutes the air.

Question 31

Why is the use of natural gas growing faster than that of most other fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

It is less polluting.

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It is less expensive.

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It is colorless and odorless.

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It emits carbon dioxide.

Question 32

Which is an example of a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

hydroelectric

Answer

oil

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coal

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fossil fuel

Question 33

Which is a non renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

coal

Answer

water

Answer

wind

Answer

biomass

Question 34

Which is a fossil fuel?

Accepted Answer

oil

Answer

biomass

Answer

wind

Answer

hydro

Question 35

According to the graph, what percentage of our energy use comes from fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

86%

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25%

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45%

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61%

Question 36

The sun produces energy using _____, which is the opposite of how nuclear power plants produce energy.

Accepted Answer

fusion

Answer

fission

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biomass

Answer

geothermal

Question 37

Which renewable energy source uses the superheated water below earth's surface to spin a turbine and generator?

Accepted Answer

geothermal power

Answer

hydroelectric dam

Answer

wind farm

Answer

hydrogen fuel

Question 38

Solar

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 39

Wind

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 40

Coal

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 41

Hydroelectric

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 42

Oil

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 43

Geothermal

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 44

Natural Gas

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 45

Biomass

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 46

Nuclear

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 47

About what percentage of US energy consumption is from renewable resources?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

90

Answer

50

Answer

20

Question 48

Easy to transport, a variety of uses, relatively inexpensive are all advantages of using ___.

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

Answer

nuclear energy

Answer

renewable resources

Answer

wind energy

Question 49

Available in the US and mostly non-polluting are advantages of using ___.

Accepted Answer

renewable resources

Answer

fossil fuels

Answer

petroleum

Answer

nuclear energy

Question 50

Which one of these is a disadvantage to Biomass Energy?

Accepted Answer

air pollution results from burning some forms

Answer

potential impact on bird populations

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negative impact on aquatic ecosystems

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less energy on cloudy days

Question 51

Which of these is a disadvantage of geothermal energy?

Accepted Answer

large scaled use limited to tectonically active areas

Answer

best sites are far away from urban areas and transmission lines

Answer

negative impact on aquatic ecosystems

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less energy produced on a cloudy day

Question 52

Which one of these is a disadvantage of solar energy?

Accepted Answer

less energy produced on a cloudy day

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best sites are far away from urban areas and transmission lines

Answer

negative impact on aquatic ecosystems

Answer

large scaled use limited to tectonically active areas

Question 53

Which one of these is NOT a disadvantage of wind energy?

Accepted Answer

less energy produced on a cloudy day

Answer

best sites are far away from urban areas and transmission lines

Answer

requires a large amount of land or ocean to collect and produce energy on a large scale

Answer

potential impact on bird population

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