Chapter 8; Energy and Environment Quiz

Petroleum, oil, and natural gas are examples of ______ fuels.

• fossil

• inexhaustible

• unnatural

• none of these

______ are substances that contaminate the environment.

• Pollutants

• Populations

• Forests

• Ozone

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______ waste is any byproduct that results when radioactive materials are used.

• Nuclear

• Electrical

• Chemical

• Potential

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A(n) ______ resource is one that is replaced as quickly as it is used.

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• natural

• unnatural

A photovoltaic cell converts ______ energy into electrical energy.

• nuclear

• wind

• sound

• radiant

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Electricity produced from the energy of moving water is called ______.

• static electricity

• charged electricity

• hydroelectricity

• thermoelectricity

Petroleum is a flammable solid formed by decayed organisms.

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Fossil fuels are renewable resources.

The thermal energy contained in hot magma is called nuclear energy.

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Photochemical smog results from the reaction between sunlight and vehicle exhaust.

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