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WorksheetsHigh Power, Low Cost
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
fuels made from the remains of living things from long ago; they are burned for energy
a)
fossil fuels
b)
renewable resource
c)
high-altitude
d)
friction
2.
a natural resource that is replaced at about the same rate as it is used
a)
fossil fuels
b)
renewable resource
c)
high-altitude
d)
tether
3.
a machine with fan-like blades that turn
a)
exceed
b)
friction
c)
turbine
d)
convert
4.
high above the ground or sea
a)
turbine
b)
fossil fuels
c)
renewable resource
d)
high-altitude
5.
the number of miles something or someone travels in one hour
a)
mph
b)
exceed
c)
convert
d)
turbine
6.
to be greater than something in quantity
a)
tether
b)
exceed
c)
convert
d)
friction
7.
a force that resists motion; the force of resistance that one thing puts on another as a result of being in contact
a)
turbine
b)
fossil fuels
c)
friction
d)
renewable resource
8.
to fasten something to an object with a rope or chain
a)
convert
b)
high-altitude
c)
mph
d)
tether
9.
to change the nature or form of something
a)
convert
b)
friction
c)
exceed
d)
turbine
10.
Synonym for "tether"
a)
unfasten
b)
fasten
c)
untie
d)
undo
11.
Synonym for "convert"
a)
unchange
b)
change
c)
stay the same
d)
harmony
12.
Synonym for "friction"
a)
above
b)
go beyond
c)
contact
d)
harmony
13.
Synonym for "exceed"
a)
renewable energy
b)
solar energy
c)
fall behind
d)
go beyond
14.
Synonym for "high-altitude"
a)
solar energy
b)
above
c)
below
d)
fall behind
15.
Synonym for "renewable resource"
a)
stay the same
b)
low level
c)
solar energy
d)
nonrenewable resource
16.
Synonym for "fossil fuels"
a)
renewable energy
b)
nonrenewable energy
c)
change
d)
stay the same
17.
Part of speech for "convert"
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
18.
Part of speech for "tether"
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
19.
Part of speech for "friction"
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
20.
Part of speech for "exceed"
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
21.
Part of speech for "high-altitude"
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
22.
Part of speech for "turbine"
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
23.
Part of speech for "renewable resource"
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
24.
Part of speech for "fossil fuels"
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
25.
Antonym for "fossil fuels"
a)
renewable energy
b)
nonrenewable energy
c)
solar energy
d)
nonrenewable resource
26.
Antonym for "renewable resource"
a)
solar energy
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
go beyond
d)
fall behind
27.
Antonym for "high-altitude"
a)
harmony
b)
contact
c)
above
d)
low-altitude
28.
Antonym for "exceed"
a)
stay the same
b)
go beyond
c)
fall behind
d)
change
29.
Antonym for "friction"
a)
contact
b)
harmony
c)
fasten
d)
unfasten
30.
Antonym for "tether"
a)
unfasten
b)
fasten
c)
change
d)
stay the same
31.
Antonym for "convert"
a)
go beyond
b)
fall behind
c)
stay the same
d)
change
32.
Moving water, wind, Earth's internal heat, sunlight, living matter, and hydrogen are ______________________________.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
renewable resources
c)
high-altitude
d)
solar energy
33.
Scientists are making kite-like __________________ that will fly miles above Earth.
a)
exceeds
b)
turbines
c)
tethers
d)
converts
34.
Scientists hope to turn ___________________ (above ground and sea) winds into low-cost electricity.
a)
renewable resource
b)
fossil fuels
c)
high-altitude
d)
turbine
35.
Jet streams carry winds that move faster than 100 __________________.
a)
exceed
b)
fossil fuels
c)
friction
d)
mph
36.
Wind speed generally increases with its height above the ground; that's because the higher the wind, the less it is affected by surface ___________________.
a)
friction
b)
tether
c)
convert
d)
exceed
37.
The airborne turbine would be ______________________ to an anchor on the ground or in the ocean.
a)
mph
b)
tethered
c)
renewable resources
d)
turbine
38.
______________________________ are in limited supply, unlike renewable resources.
a)
Convert
b)
Renewable resources
c)
High-altitude
d)
Fossil fuels
39.
Turbines will be able to ________________ high-altitude winds into low-cost electricity.
a)
friction
b)
convert
c)
exceed
d)
mph
40.
Jet streams carry winds that regularly _______________________ 100 mph.
a)
turbines
b)
converts
c)
exceeds
d)
tethers
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