WorksheetsEnergy
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who came up with the equation E=mc2?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Niehl's Bohr
d)
Archimedes
2.
What is it called when atoms are split and energy is released?
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
meltdown
d)
hydrogen core
3.
What is it called when atoms are combined to form larger atoms and energy is released?
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
meltdown
d)
hydrogen core
4.
The element used in a nuclear reactor is...
a)
Lithium
b)
Tungsten
c)
Uranium
d)
Hydrogen
5.
In the United States, how many nuclear reactors are there?
a)
65
b)
100
c)
55
d)
93
6.
A generator converts another form of energy into what?
a)
light
b)
mass
c)
potential energy
d)
electrical energy
7.
What happens in these towers?
a)
the nuclear reaction occurs
b)
fires burn and produce smoke
c)
the steam turns back into water
d)
radiation is kept in
8.
What device can convert another form of energy into electrical energy?
a)
a motor
b)
a spindle
c)
a fuel assembly
d)
a generator
9.
Nuclear energy accounts for what percent of the world's energy use?
a)
10%
b)
15%
c)
30%
d)
50%
10.
Where is Chernobyl?
a)
Russia
b)
London
c)
United States
d)
Ukraine
11.
In what year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
a)
1984
b)
1985
c)
1986
d)
1987
12.
What is NOT a benefit of alternative energy?
a)
No undesired consequences
b)
Renewable
c)
Lower Carbon Emissions
d)
Always available
13.
Energy that comes from the sun is called...
a)
solar energy
b)
stellar energy
c)
sun energy
d)
lunar energy
14.
What is an advantage of wind energy?
a)
no pollution
b)
wind is always blowing
c)
only a few turbines are needed to power a city
d)
turbines are cheap to build
15.
What do all types of energy have in common?
a)
turbines drive generators which produce electricity
b)
water is heated
c)
energy is released in a reaction
d)
steam is produced
16.
Energy that comes from the ground is called what?
a)
magma energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
lava energy
d)
geodismal energy
17.
People who live near dams typically are supplied by what type of energy?
a)
hydrothermal
b)
geothermal
c)
solar
d)
hydroelectric
18.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
19.
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
natural gas
d)
biomass
20.
Which fossil fuel is solid?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
21.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
22.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
23.
Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
24.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
25.
Which of the following is NOT a product made from petroleum?
a)
paper
b)
paint
c)
gasoline
d)
plastic
26.
Energy sources that can be replaced
a)
Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Non Renewable Energy Sources
27.
What is hydroelectric energy?
a)
heat energy naturally produced within Earth
b)
fuels made from organic matter
c)
electricity made from the energy of moving watetr in a dam
d)
sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels
28.
What is geothermal energy?
a)
sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels
b)
fuels made from organic matter
c)
electricity made from the energy of moving water in a dam
d)
heat energy naturally produced with Earth
29.
Carbon Dioxide is also known as a:
a)
Greenhouse Gas
b)
Fossil Fuel
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Renewable Resource
30.
This is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Petroleum
d)
Shale
31.
The U.S. imports about how much of its petroleum from other countries?
a)
1/4
b)
1/3
c)
1/2
d)
2/3
32.
The main ingredient in natural gas is:
a)
Butane
b)
Methane
c)
Propane
d)
Urethane
33.
Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because of -
a)
Where they come from
b)
How they are produced
c)
How useful they are
d)
How long they take to form
34.
This power plant produces electricity most likely by using -
a)
fossil fuels
b)
biofuels
c)
solar energy
d)
geothermal energy
35.
What is biomass?
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
36.
As pressure and heat are added, this fossil fuel goes from Peat to lignite, then Bituminous and finally to Anthracite.
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
37.
Combustible Black or Brownish-black sedimentary rock
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
38.
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010....
a)
considered a minor incident compared to other oil spills
b)
resulted in a permanent ban on all off shore drilling
c)
was quickly cleaned up resulting in little loss of wildlife
d)
is the worst spill in US history causing major damage to marine and coastal ecosystems
39.
One of the risks when fracking for natural gas is _________________________
a)
contamination of drinking water
b)
spills resulting in kerogen exposure in the ecosystem
c)
mine collapse
d)
flooding
40.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Hydroelectric
d)
Geothermal
41.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Hydroelectric
d)
Geothermal
42.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
43.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
44.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
45.
What is Geothermal Energy?
a)
Cold Water Underground
b)
Hot Steam Underground
c)
Hot Coacoa
d)
Lava
46.
What are Biofuels Made of?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Plants & Animal Waste
47.
Surface mining is used when coal is less than _____ feet underground.
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
48.
Most of the oil imported in the United States comes from what country?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Mexico
c)
Nigeria
d)
Canada
49.
One barrel of oil is how many gallons?
a)
40
b)
42
c)
44
d)
46
50.
Nuclear energy is found in what part of the atom?
a)
the outer shell
b)
the valence electrons
c)
the nucleus
d)
the protons
51.
Fracking is a way to extract which fossil fuel?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
natural gas
d)
petroleum
52.
1 barrel of oil (42 gallons of petroleum) produces how many gallons of usable product?
a)
42
b)
40
c)
44
d)
48
53.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
54.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
55.
Oil and natural gas were formed from ___________________
a)
marine organisms
b)
dead plants
c)
trees
56.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
57.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
cannot be replenished in a human lifetime
c)
can be found all over
d)
provide all the energy we use
58.
Crude oil must be refined before it can be used as fuel. What does "refined" mean?
a)
Taxed
b)
created
c)
purified
d)
burned
59.
What is a refinery?
a)
a factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels
b)
factory that produces petroleum
c)
factory that produces coal
d)
all of the above
60.
6. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
61.
This is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Petroleum
d)
Shale
62.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
63.
Energy sources that cannot be replaced once they are used up
a)
Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Non Renewable Energy Sources
64.
How do we get natural gas?
a)
from scientists
b)
geological survey
c)
the gas pump
d)
drilling and harvesting wells
65.
As pressure and heat are added, this fossil fuel goes from Peat to lignite, then Bituminous and finally to Anthracite.
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
66.
Exxon Valdez and the BP Horizon are just 2 of the many examples of disasters involving spills of this fossil fuel into marine environments.
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
67.
What is a problem that is linked to the burning of fossil fuels?
a)
Global Warming
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar power panels
d)
none of the above
68.
What two processes are necessary to make oil?
a)
organic matter and salt water
b)
heat and pressure
c)
erosion and deposition
69.
In Arkansas, the nuclear power plant is located in what city?
a)
Fayetteville
b)
Russellville
c)
Little Rock
d)
Pine Bluff
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