PHYSICS GCSE - Retrieval Quiz 18

The three types of fossil fuel are natural gas, coal and ...

• methane

• oil

• uranium

• wood

What turns the turbine in a thermal power station?

• hamsters

• water

• air

• steam

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Nuclear power is...

• renewable

• non-renewable

What does carbon neutral mean?

• It describes fuels that when burned will not increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

• It describes fuels that when used will not increase carbon buried in the ground.

• It describes fuels that when burned will not emit carbon dioxide.

• It describes fuels that when burned will not leave any carbon behind.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What is a fuel?

• something that can react to release chemical energy

• something that can react to release energy as heat and light

• an energy resource that will run out

• an energy resource that will never run out

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products
• Form underground from dead organisms.
  
• Replaced in a short period of time
• Allow energy to pass through them easily

Which of the following is still most widely used to produce electricity?

• The use of Renewable Resources

• The use of Hydroelectric Power

• The use of Nuclear Power

• The use of Fossil Fuels

What is a wind farm?

• A farm that uses windpower

• Wind turbines grouped together in an area

• A plant that produces energy to move wind turbines

• A farm that produces wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Wind Power is reliable.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In tidal power what is built across a river estuary?

• a bridge

• a dam