Exploring Energy 2

Which one of the following sources of energy is non-renewable?

• Geothermal

• Coal

• Solar

• Tidal

Which one of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Natural gas

• Biogas

• Bagasse

• Ethanol (gasohol)

Which one of the following energy sources could help tackle the problems caused by global warming?

• Oil-fired power stations

• Gas-fired power stations

• Coal-fired power stations

• Nuclear power stations

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What do we call the energy produced by water from a dam that is allowed to fall and turn the turbines in a generator?

• Hydrogen power

• Potential power

• Hydroelectric power

• Kinetic power

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Which one of the following is a disadvantage of generating electricity using wind power?

• It produces gases that pollute the atmosphere

• It produces solid waste that pollutes land, rivers and lakes

• It uses up the Earth’s limited resources

• It takes up a lot of space to build a wind farm.

Which one of these gases is released when a fossil fuel burns in large amounts of air?

• Carbon dioxide

• Carbon monoxide

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

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Which one of the following is the best explanation of how a fossil fuel was formed?

• Black rock buried deep underground, was compressed and decomposed, and converted into a fossil fuel.

• The remains of animals and plants that lived millions of years ago were buried, compressed and heated to form fossil fuels.

• Animal droppings were preserved as fossils which can now be dug up and used directly as fossil fuels.

• The gases given off from the waste of farm animals can be used directly as a fossil fuel.

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Which one of the following is a disadvantage of using Biofuels to generate electricity?

• Generates small amounts of energy

• It is costly to set up

• Less land for food crops

• Is unsightly and spoil the natural landscape.

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Energy that can run out and takes millions of year to form are called?

• Renewable energy

• Non-renewable energy

• Clear energy

• Consumable energy

Energy that can be used over and over again without running out is called?

• Renewable energy

• Non-renewable energy

• Clean energy

• Consumable energy