Generating Electricity

What type of energy is being produced when a dam is placed across a river and water is released to turn a turbine that produces electricity?

• Wind

• Geothermal

• Hydroelectric 

• Solar

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What do we call the device which produces electricity in a power station?

• turbine

• condenser

• generator

• transformer

Which of the following are renewable energy resources?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Burning fossil fuels

• Geothermal energy

• Hydroelectric energy

Nuclear energy can be formed by ________.

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear factories

• nuclear fission

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Energy made by the gravitational potential energy of water is called_______.

• hydroelectric enegry

• nuclear fussion

• solar energy

• biomass energy

The energy that an electric current carries is a form of kinetic energy called ______.

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• electric energy

• chemical energy

What do we call energy that is harnessed from moving air?

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

What do we call energy that is harnessed from running water?

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Biofuels

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy

Which of the following is a common advantage of all renewable energy sources?

• They pollute less than fossil fuels

• They are cheap to start up

• They are all available 24/7

• They do not need any maintenance

What is a generator?

• A machine that creates radiation.

• A machine that converts one energy source into electrical energy.

• Only works with renewable energy.

• Only works with fossil fuels.

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