Y10 - Energy Resources

Select any energy resources from the list that produce electricity by heating water to steam, which then rotates a turbine.

• Geothermal

• nuclear

• hydroelectric

• solar

What is the name given to systems that convert gravitational potential energy to electrical energy?

Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy resource?

• nuclear

• tidal

• solar

• wind

What is the name of the nuclear process that occurs in the reactors of nuclear power stations?

• fusion

• fission

• combustion

• fiction

Select any energy resources that can be traced back to the sun.

• hydroelectric

• fossil fuels

• geothermal

• wind

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• fossil fuel power stations are unreliable

• burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

• burning fossil fuels causes air pollution

• fossil fuels are not renewable

A wind turbine converts _______ energy into electrical energy

Energy resources are used to generate electrical power. What is meant by electrical power?

• the amount of electrical energy produced every second

• the amount of electrical energy produced every minute

• the amount of electrical energy produced every hour

• the amount of electrical energy produced every year

What is the name given to the process in the sun that releases energy?

• fission

• fusion

• combustion

• burning

A solar panel receives 800 Joules of solar energy every second. The solar panel is 40 % efficient. How much electrical energy does the panel produce every second?

• 20J

• 320 J

• 480 J

• 780 J