Year 7 Renewable Energy Quiz

Other than energy, what other products are manufactured from oil?

• Furniture

• Clothing

• Plastics

• Medicines

Why doesn’t the money made from the sale of fossil fuels (such as oil) always benefit the local people in the country that sells the product?

• Government subsidies

• Lack of demand

• Corruption and mismanagement

• International trade agreements

In which renewable energy resources is Australia rich?

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric

• Solar

• Wind

Define the term ‘renewable energy’.

• Energy from human created sources

• Energy from fossil fuels

• Energy from non-renewable sources

• Energy from natural sources that are constantly replenished

List the main forms of renewable energy. You may choose more than one answer.

• Geysers, Hot springs, Volcanoes, Tidal

• Petroleum, Coal, Natural Gas, Propane

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear

• Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Biomass

Why is renewable energy not widely used in many countries?

• Lack of technology

• Government regulations

• High initial investment costs

• Limited availability of renewable resources

What will happen to Australian coal reserves if demand from other countries continues to grow?

• There would be no impact on coal reserves

• There would be an increase in coal reserves

• There would be a shift to renewable energy

• There would be a depletion of coal reserves

What type of renewable resource provides the greatest source of energy in Australia?

• Biomass

• Hydroelectric

• Wind

• Solar

Australia is a sunny country, so why does only 8.9 per cent of our country’s renewable energy come from the sun?

• Limited storage capacity

• Government regulations

• High costs of solar panels

• Lack of technology

Choose the MOST likely POSITIVE consequences if Australia stopped using non-renewable energy resources altogether and replaced them with renewable energy sources.

• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions

• Increased air pollution

• Increased fossil fuel reserves

• Increased reliance on foreign energy sources