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Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 42mins
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Class
Date
1.
a nuclear reaction produces
a)
energy, neutrons, and daughter nuclei
b)
heat, neutrons, and daughter nuclei
c)
protons, daughter nuclei, and gamma rays
d)
energy, protons, and daughter nuclei
2.
What is fission?
a)
atoms combining
b)
atoms splitting
c)
a chemical reaction
d)
none of these
3.
What is fusion?
a)
atoms combining
b)
atoms splitting
c)
a chemical reaction
d)
none of these
4.
How do we control nuclear power plant's heat?
a)
plutomium
b)
control rods
c)
proton sticks
d)
nuclear chambers
5.
Oil is made from
a)
dinosaurs
b)
dead plants in the ocean
c)
dead plants from swamp
d)
dead plants and animals in the ocean
6.
What fossil fuels need to be refined?
a)
gas, oil, and coal
b)
coal and oil
c)
oil and gas
d)
gas and coal
7.
What does it take to make coal and other fossil fuels?
a)
pressure and heat
b)
pressure and time
c)
time, pressure, and heat
d)
water, pressure, and time
8.
What fossil fuel is made of methane and is colorless and odorless?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear
9.
our electricity is made form what fossil fuel?
a)
coal and oil
b)
gas and coal
c)
oil
d)
coal
10.
Which fossil fuel produces the least amount of air pollution?
a)
gas
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
nuclear
11.
coal is
a)
renewable
b)
nonrewable
12.
Nuclear is
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
13.
Oil is
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
14.
Water is
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
15.
When vinegar and baking soda and mixed together and creates bubbles and is cold to the touch what energy transfer is this?
a)
Chemical to thermal (exothermic)
b)
Chemical to thermal (endothermic)
c)
chemical to light
d)
chemical to nuclear
16.
You flip a switch in your house to turn on a ceiling fan. What energy transfer is this?
a)
electrical to thermal
b)
electrical to motion
c)
thermal to electrical
d)
motion to electrical
17.
When you have a slow stick that is already cracked and just start to glow, what energy transfer is it?
a)
chemical to nuclear
b)
chemical to radiant
c)
light to nuclear
d)
radiant to light
18.
When you already lit a fire cracker and it pops, what type of energy transfer is this.
a)
chemical to thermal (endothermic)
b)
thermal to mechanical
c)
chemical to thermal (exothermic)
d)
radiant to thermal
19.
You use the sun's energy on a solar panel to start a fan
a)
chemical to thermal
b)
electrical to mechanical
c)
chemical to light
d)
thermal to mechanical
20.
You use a battery to hook up a fan to spin and cool you off on a hot day. What energy transfer is this?
a)
thermal to mechanical
b)
electrical to mechanical
c)
chemical to light
d)
chemical to thermal
21.
Most of our energy is used for
a)
electricity
b)
transportation
c)
heat
d)
none of these
22.
What are the fossil fuels?
I. oil
II. coal
III. nuclear
IV. natural gas
I. oil
II. coal
III. nuclear
IV. natural gas
a)
IV only
b)
I and III
c)
I, II, and IV
d)
I, II, III, and IV
23.
What is the scientific notation for 87,000,000
a)
87 x 10 7
b)
87 x 10 8
c)
8.7 and 108
d)
8.7 x 10 7
24.
How is electricity made?
a)
use hat to burn coal to turn a turbine and power a generator
b)
use heat to boil water to produce steam to turn a turbine to power a generator
c)
burning fossil fuels makes electrons to power a generator
d)
to gather electrons and put them on wires
25.
Why can fracking be beneficial?
a)
water can easily be cleaned
b)
it is easy and cheap
c)
does not harm the envronment
d)
can provide jobs
26.
Why does electricity have to be constantly generated?
a)
we will loose it
b)
it will be destroyed
c)
we can't store it
d)
we use too much
27.
Oil is mainly used for
a)
heat
b)
electricity
c)
transportation
d)
none of these
28.
what gas is natural gas made of?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
water vaopr
c)
methane
d)
methane and carbon dioxide
29.
How is natural gas made?
a)
fracking
b)
decaying plants
c)
cow farts
d)
cow farts and decaying plants
30.
What is the main challenge with nuclear power?
a)
price
b)
meltdowns
c)
spent fuel
d)
all of these options are correct
31.
How does nuclear power work?
a)
move uranium atoms around ot produce steam to turn a trubine
b)
fire uranium atoms together to combine and cause a chain reaction to produce heat
c)
fire a nuetron at uranium to split it and produce heat
d)
combine neutrons toegther ot create uranium that start a chain reaction that produces heat
32.
Why is coal such a popular fuel source?
a)
It doesn't produce air pollution
b)
it isn't expensive
c)
it isn't dirty
d)
is doesn't damage the environment
33.
What emissions does coal produce?
a)
just carbon dixoide
b)
carbon dioxide, NOx, SOx
c)
NOx, SOx, mercury
d)
NOx, SOx, mercury, and carbon dioxide
34.
How are oil prices made?
a)
by the government
b)
mercantile exchange on supply and demand
c)
supply and demand with foreign countries
d)
based on what we buy
35.
Which fossil fuel is cleaner?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear
36.
Why can fracking be too risky?
a)
is can cause minor earthquakes
b)
leaks can contaminate water
c)
it uses 3-6 million gallons of water
d)
all of these are correct
37.
What is thermal energy?
a)
heat energy
b)
light energy
c)
solar energy
d)
nuclear energy
38.
What is radiant energy?
a)
heat
b)
light
c)
nuclear
d)
solar
39.
What do we produce when we fire a neutron at uranium?
a)
the neutrons and heat
b)
heat
c)
three neutrons, heat, and two new atoms
d)
a new atom, heat, and three neutrons
40.
What is natural gas used for?
a)
trasnportation
b)
heat
c)
electricity
d)
all of these options are correct
41.
Which statement is false?
a)
batteries can store extra electricity
b)
all fossil fuels are terrible for the enviornment
c)
electricity is made from spinnin gmagnets around coiled copper wire
d)
Nuclear waste could be used as a weapon
42.
What type of energy is better for the environment?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
renewable
d)
nonrenewable
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