WorksheetsEnergy
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ability to cause change is:
a)
Work
b)
Force
c)
Energy
d)
Mass
2.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Forever Fuel
3.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
4.
__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
5.
__________the energy of nuclear reactions between atoms creates heat and turns turbines.
a)
Coal
b)
Wind
c)
Hydro
d)
Nuclear
6.
__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Hydro
c)
Wind
d)
Nuclear
7.
__________is a gas found under the Earth’s surface and is used to produce energy by burning it.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Solar
d)
Nuclear
8.
__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.
a)
Solar
b)
Geothermal
c)
Nucler
d)
Wind
9.
_________is a liquid pumped from under the Earth’s surface and is then used to produce energy by burning.
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Geothermal
d)
Hydro
10.
_________is energy generated when moving water turns turbines.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Geothermal
d)
Solar
11.
_________is compacted matter dug from under the Earth’s surface that is used to provide energy by burning it.
a)
Hydro
b)
Coal
c)
Nuclear
d)
Geothermal
12.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
13.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
14.
Biomass is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
15.
A disadvantage of wind energy is
a)
that the wind will blow too hard
b)
it will produce electricity
c)
it will help our environment
d)
at certain times, the wind may not be blowing
16.
Fossil Fuels are fuels
a)
formed from the decaying remains of plants only
b)
formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that were compressed over a short period of time
c)
formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago
d)
formed from decaying food
17.
Conservation is
a)
the practice of increasing the use of natural resources in order to use them
b)
the practice of increasing the use of natural resources in order to save them
c)
the practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to use them
d)
the practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to save them
18.
A disadvantage of geothermal energy is
a)
it is renewable
b)
that it is dangerous because they tend be in areas where volcanoes are
c)
that it is heat naturally produced within Earth
d)
that the heat energy produces steam
19.
A disadvantage of solar energy is
a)
that the clouds can block the sunlight
b)
it is not available at night
c)
that the clouds can block the sunlight and it is not available at night
d)
the sun is too hot to be absorbed in solar panels
20.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
21.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over
d)
provide all the energy we use
22.
There are 3 Main Fossil Fuels. We Know Them As --
a)
Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen
b)
Cookies, Nutella, Granola
c)
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
d)
Canyons, Oceans, Nymph
23.
What percentage of our energy use comes from fossil fuels?
a)
25%
b)
45%
c)
61%
d)
86%
24.
Which of these resources can you conserve by recycling paper?
a)
coal
b)
gasoline
c)
trees
d)
aluminum
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