Test Prep: Sources of Energy and Energy Transformations Quiz

Fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas are made from the remains of ancient living things. What are these fuels called?

• Renewable energy

• Nuclear energy

• Fossil fuels

• Geothermal energy

According to the law of conservation of energy, what happens to energy?

• It is created and destroyed

• It is conserved

• It is transformed into matter

• It is converted into light

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Which of the following is considered a safer source of energy?

• Coal

• Oil

• Solar energy

• Natural gas

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What happens to energy according to the principle of conservation?

• It is created and destroyed

• It is conserved

• It is transformed into matter

• It is converted into light

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Most power plants in the United States burn this fossil fuel to generate electricity.

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Geothermal energy

What device transforms the potential energy of water into electrical energy?

• Windmill

• Solar panel

• Hydroelectric dam

• Nuclear reactor

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Which of the following is an energy resource that is replenished continually?

• Coal

• Oil

• Solar energy

• Natural gas

What does a windmill convert the kinetic energy of wind into?

• Heat energy

• Mechanical energy

• Electrical energy

• Chemical energy

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What are the 'factories' that provide the electricity we use in our everyday life called?

• Power plants

• Windmills

• Solar panels

• Hydroelectric dams

What kind of energy does the sun transform into thermal and radiant energy?

• Nuclear energy

• Electrical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

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