Week 7&8 NST revision quiz

How long does it take to produce fossil fuels?

• hundreds of years

• thousands of years

• millions of years

• billions of years

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

• methane

• oil

• uranium

• wood

In a thermal power station, the place where the fossil fuels are burnt is called the...

• generator

• turbine

• condenser

• furnace

What do we call the device which produces electricity in a power station?

• turbine

• condenser

• generator

• transformer

What turns the turbine in a thermal power station?

• hamsters

• water

• air

• steam

Why are we trying to use fossil fuelled power stations less?

• Gases produced are bad for the environment.

• It is an expensive way of making electricity.

• Fossil fuels are running out.

• Fossil Fuelled power stations leave very dangerous waste products for thousands of years.

Nuclear power is...

• renewable

• non-renewable

Uranium is a fossil fuel.

• True

• False

Nuclear power stations release carbon dioxide.

• True

• False

Select all the disadvantages of nuclear power.

• Nuclear waste is difficult to store safely.

• Nuclear power contributes to global warming.

• There is a danger of a meltdown.

• Nuclear power stations are expensive.

• Nuclear fission releases harmful gases.