Quiz about Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Sources

Question 1

What are most solar cells made from?

Accepted Answer

Silicon

Answer

Copper

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Concrete

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Coal

Question 2

What is the carrier of the electric current from solar cells?

Accepted Answer

Electrons

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Silicon atoms

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Water

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Holes

Question 3

What from the Sun causes the solar cell to produce the electricity?

Accepted Answer

Photon particles of sunlight

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The heat from the Sun

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The shadow under the solar cell

Question 4

How efficient are most commercial solar cell systems?

Accepted Answer

15-20%

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Less than 10%

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As high as 46%

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More than 70%

Question 5

True or False? Wind turbines generate electricity all the time.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 6

What kind of advances in wind power generation will help us integrate more wind energy into our electricity system? Select all that are correct.

Accepted Answer

Wind forcasting

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Wind turbine blade design

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Electrical grid infrastructure

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Electrical storage technology

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Human wind creation

Question 7

What electricity generation group is wind energy in?

Accepted Answer

Renewable

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Fossil fuel

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Nuclear

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Geothermal

Question 8

What are wind turbine blades primarily made of?

Accepted Answer

Fiberglass

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Concrete

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Steel

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Wood

Question 9

What are the main technologies used to create tidal electricity? Select all that are correct.

Accepted Answer

Tidal barrages

Accepted Answer

Tidal fences

Accepted Answer

Tidal turbines

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Tidal pools

Question 10

Why is tidal power considered a predictable energy source?

Accepted Answer

The ocean's tidal patterns are well understood

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It can be installed easily

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Ocean currents generate more energy than air currents

Question 11

What temperature is the cooking oil heated up to in the process of making biodiesel?

Accepted Answer

200 degrees

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100 degrees

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150 degrees

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250 degrees

Question 12

What is/are the final product(s) of the biodiesel-making process? Select all that are correct.

Accepted Answer

Glycerin

Accepted Answer

Biodiesel

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Water

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Food particles

Question 13

Where does the biodiesel go after being aerated in storage tanks?

Accepted Answer

Fuel pump

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Reactor

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Truck

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Heater

Question 14

True or False? Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 15

What is a disadvantage of using wind energy?

Accepted Answer

It is not a reliable source

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It causes air pollution

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It is very expensive

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It uses a lot of water

Question 16

What is the main ingredient in the production of biodiesel?

Accepted Answer

Vegetable oil or animal fat

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Coal

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Natural gas

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Wood

Question 17

Which of the following is a limitation of solar energy?

Accepted Answer

A large surface area is ncessary to collect a useful amount of energy.

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They have minimal impact on the environment.

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They do not produce air pollutants.

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They work very efficiently on cloudy days.

Question 18

Wind turbines can produce electricity for a single home, or they can be connected to an electrical grid for widespread electricity generation.

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True

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False

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Maybe

Question 19

A benefit to wind energy is that thre is a rapid growth of the industry, with a large potential for electricity generation and job creation.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Answer

Maybe

Question 20

Wind energy never poses a threat to wildlife.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Answer

Maybe

Question 21

Make the use of the potential energy in the difference in height between high and low tides.

Accepted Answer

Tidal Barrage

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Tidal Pool

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Tidal Building

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Tidal Flow

Question 22

Wave power devices extract energy from the surface motion of

Accepted Answer

Waves

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Tides

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Tsunamis

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Hurricanes

Question 23

Wind turbines are shut down to prevent damage when

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Wind speed is too fast

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Wind speed is too slow

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During thunderstorms

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During winter

Question 24

Can be accessed in areas where hot springs/geothermal reservoirs are near the surface of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

Direct geothermal energy

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Geothermal heat pumps

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Hot water into light

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Geothermal power plants

Question 25

In the picture, Mechanical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

Accepted Answer

Electrical

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Solar

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Mechanical

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Potential

Question 26

Which of the following type of energy DOES NOT use a turbine?

Accepted Answer

PV Solar

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Hydroelectric

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Wind

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Tidal

Question 27

How does biomass reduce our carbon footprint by producing less CO2 than fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

Plants absorb the same amount of CO2 that is released when it is burned.

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Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put it permanently into the ground.

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Biomass filters CO2 to make it more environmentally stable.

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Biomass doesn't release any CO2 when burned.

Question 28

All of the following renewable resources are derived from the sun in some way EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

geothermal

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biomass

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wind

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hydroelectric

Question 29

What is/are possible downside(s) to hydroelectric energy?

Accepted Answer

pollution created when building the cement dam

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generates high levels of pollution

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high startup cost

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high operation and maintenance cost

Question 30

Ultimately, all biofuels are ________, because they are the result of ________.

Accepted Answer

solar; photosynthesis

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geological; sedimentation

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inefficient; decomposition by microorganisms

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synthetic; chemical manipulation of hydrocarbons

Question 31

Which of the following is the correct order of events for hydropower

Accepted Answer

storage of potential energy, gate control, penstock kinetic energy release, turbine spin, generator production, transformer

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gate control, storage of potential energy, penstock kinetic energy release, turbine spin, generator production, transformer

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gate control, storage of potential energy, turbines spin, penstock kinetic energy release, generator production, transformation

Question 32

How would you increase the electric production from one wind turbine

Accepted Answer

make it taller

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apply the brake and slow the blades down to catch the wind better

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make it shorter

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pitch or yaw blades out of the wind to control production

Question 33

Which letter represents the generator?

Accepted Answer

D

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C

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E

Answer

F

Question 34

Which letter represents the turbine?

Accepted Answer

C

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D

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E

Answer

F

Question 35

Which letter represents mechanical energy?

Accepted Answer

C

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D

Answer

E

Answer

F

Question 36

Which letter represents mechanical energy being converted to electrical energy?

Accepted Answer

D

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C

Answer

E

Answer

F

Question 37

Which letter represents kinetic energy of moving water?

Accepted Answer

F

Answer

C

Answer

D

Answer

E

Question 38

#6

Accepted Answer

gear box

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nacelle

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shaft

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generator

Question 39

#13

Accepted Answer

yaw drive

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gear box

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nacelle

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brake

Question 40

#4

Accepted Answer

main turbine shaft

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nacelle

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brake

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yaw drive

Question 41

#9

Accepted Answer

anemometer

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blade

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wind vane

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yaw drive

Question 42

#3

Accepted Answer

blade

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wind vane

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anemometer

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nose

Question 43

#8

Accepted Answer

generator

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gear box

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nacelle

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shaft

Question 44

What is Geothermal Energy?

Accepted Answer

Energy produced by heat within the Earth

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Energy produced by moving water

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Energy produced by the sun

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Energy produced by the wind

Question 45

What are TWO disadvantages of hydroelectric power?

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Changes the flow of the river

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Disrupts the ecosystem

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Lasts longer than other energy sources

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The water will run out

Question 46

Water for drinking, agriculture and recreation are BENEFITS of hydroelectric power

Accepted Answer

TRUE

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FALSE

Question 47

Which TWO of these are BENEFITS of hydroelectric power?

Accepted Answer

Inexpensive to operate

Accepted Answer

Flood control

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Lasts for a short period of time

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Increases air pollution

Question 48

What is the purpose of the dam in the hydroelectric power plants?

Accepted Answer

holds back the reservoir of water

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protects the animals

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Allows boats to pass through

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Recreation

Question 49

Where is the energy in a photovoltaic cell stored?

Accepted Answer

batteries

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collectors

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nucleus

Question 50

Solar cells convert the sun's energy into electricity through...

Accepted Answer

Photovoltaic cells

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Biomass triangulation

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Organic waste bins

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hydroponic plants

Question 51

Which of these is NOT a renewable energy source?

Accepted Answer

Coal

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Solar

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Wind

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Geothermal

Question 52

What do batteries do in relation to renewable energy?

Accepted Answer

They store excess energy for later use

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They are intermittent

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They disrupt wildlife and migration patterns

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They are often free

Question 53

Nuclear power accounts for about 20% of the total net electricity that is used in the United States. Nuclear power plants use the energy released when the nucleus of a heavy atom splits into two lighter nuclei. This process is called....

Accepted Answer

fission

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fusion

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conduction

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radiation

Question 54

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they...

Accepted Answer

take millions of years to replace

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require expensive equipment

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can be found all over

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provide all the energy we use

Question 55

The decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the ocean floor millions of years ago create

Accepted Answer

oil and natural gas

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uranium

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coal

Question 56

Electric generators work by

Accepted Answer

turning mechanical energy into electrical energy

Answer

converting oil into electricity

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turning the turbines in a dam

Question 57

Coal forms from the remains of ________ that lived in swamps hundreds of millions of years ago that were compressed over time.

Accepted Answer

plants

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reptiles

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amphibians

Question 58

Natural resource that cannot be remade or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption.

Accepted Answer

Non-renewable resource

Answer

Renewable Resource

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Used up resource

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Sun resource

Question 59

Nuclear energy uses ________ to generate electricity.

Accepted Answer

Uranium

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Radon

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Plutonium

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Polonium

Question 60

A common impurity in coal that causes environmental pollution is ______.

Accepted Answer

Sulfur

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Silver

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Selenium

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Strontium

Question 61

This type of coal burns the cleanest.

Accepted Answer

Anthracite

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Bituminous

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Subbituminous

Answer

Lignite

Question 62

Why does natural gas need to be processed before it can be used as a fuel? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

It sometimes has water in it.

Accepted Answer

Some of the unprocessed natural gas has poisonous chemicals in it.

Answer

In order to make it flammable.

Answer

So that it can be transported easier.

Question 63

What are the important fuels that come out of the oil refining process? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

deisel

Accepted Answer

gasoline

Accepted Answer

heating oil

Answer

coal

Question 64

Which of the following are disadvantages of fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

They are limited in supply.

Accepted Answer

They cause air pollution when used to produce energy.

Answer

They are not abundant.

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They have a low energy output.

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