Intro To Energy Sources and Generating Electricity
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Science
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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Question 1: Is coal a renewable energy source?
No
Yes
Answer explanation
No. It is one of the 4 non-renewables: coal, natural gas, oil and uranium.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is uranium a fossil fuel?
No
Yes
Answer explanation
No. Although it is one of the 4 non-renewables, it is not one of the 3 non-renewables that are fossil fuels (coal, natural gas and oil).
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Does most transportation (cars, trucks, boats, planes, trains) use products refined from oil?
No
Yes
Answer explanation
Yes. Gasoline (used in cars, boats), diesel (trucks, ships, trains) and jet-fuel (plane, helicopters) all come from oil.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is geothermal a renewable energy source?
No
Yes
Answer explanation
Yes. It uses heat from the ground to make electricity.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Do solar cells use a renewable energy source?
No
Yes
Answer explanation
Yes. Sunlight is a renewable energy source.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Does an electric generator have a spinning part?
No
Yes
Answer explanation
Yes. The magnetic field or the copper coils spin past each other; that makes an electric current in copper wires.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is steam production a common step in converting an energy source into electrical energy?
No
Yes
Answer explanation
Yes. We use the energy source as fuel (e.g., coal, biomass, nuclear) to heat liquid water into steam, that steam turns turbine blades which spins the electric generator.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS3-4
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Do power plants make electricity from nothing?
No
Yes
Answer explanation
No. They require an energy source.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-5
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