Natural Energy Sources Quiz

What is the driving force behind all natural phenomena?

• Solar energy

• Water

• Coal

• Wind

What is the capacity to produce a change?

• Energy

• Heat

• Sound

• Light

What is the starting point of the water cycle?

• Hydropower

• Geothermal energy

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

What causes air to move from a high-pressure zone to a low-pressure zone?

• Temperature differences

• Solar energy

• Hydroelectric power

• Earth's rotation

What is the difference between a cyclone, a hurricane, and a typhoon?

• Names in different regions

• Size

• Location

• Intensity

What type of clouds are recognizable by their large, flat tops, which make the clouds look like anvils?

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

What type of clouds form a thick layer a few hundred meters thick and produce mist or snow?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

What type of clouds are visible during nice weather and often look like cauliflower heads?

• Cumulonimbus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

What is a funnel-shaped column of air that swirls rapidly?

• Tornado

• Typhoon

• Hurricane

• Cyclone

In the Lab Wind in a box that we did last class, what was in the box?

• Candle

• Ice Cubes

• Soil

• Potatoes