IDS activity- Quiz on awareness of mineral resources

Q.1 __________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years. 

• a)     Renewable Energy resource

• b)     Non-renewable Energy Resource

Q. 2 which is not a conventional energy alternative?

• Solar power

• Nuclear power

• Bioenergy

• Hydropower

Q. 3 Which element is commonly used in nuclear energy?

     

• a) Uranium

• b) Platinum

•       c) Carbon

•       d) Antimony

Q.4 Coal is an __________ energy resource.

• a)Renewable

• b) Non-renewable

Q.5 A type of energy that is renewed in a short time and is made of fuels that are made from wood, dried plants and garbage is

• a) Water energy

• b) Solar energy

• c)Biomass

• d) Nuclear energy

Q.6 Non-conventional energy refers to

• a) Energy that causes lot of expenditure

• b) Energy that is non renewable

•     c) Energy that is used by majority of population

• d) Energy that is safe, renewable and do not cause heavy expenditure

Q. 7 Oil, natural gas and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.

• a) Fossil fuels

•         b) Cheap

• c) Natural resources

• d) Non-renewable

   

Q. 8 The purpose of the solar panels is to change solar energy into ____________.

• a) Light energy

• b) Electrical energy

•      c) Chemical energy

• d) Mechanical energy

Q. 9 Fossil fuels are classified as non-renewable because they.......

• a) Require expensive equipment

•      b) Take millions of years to replace

• c) Can be found all over

• d) Provide all the energy we use

Q. 10_____________ involves conserving the world’s resources for future use, for example in reducing fuel consumption, designing energy-efficient buildings, and recycling used materials.

• a) Ecology

• b) Environmental determinism

•  c) Sustainability

• d) exploitation