Worksheets5th Grade Energy Resource Study Guide
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
2.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals
3.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
4.
Energy from the sun is known as.........
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
5.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
6.
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
7.
What is biomass?
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
8.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
9.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
10.
Generators are used to produce electricity from all of these sources EXCEPT _____.
a)
solar
b)
wind
c)
hydroelectric
d)
nuclear
11.
Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?
a)
cheap
b)
potential
c)
renewable
d)
chemical
12.
Oil, natural gas, and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
d)
nonrenewable
13.
Energy stored by plants hundreds of millions of years ago that are buried underground are the energy we find in...
a)
electricity
b)
fossil fuels
c)
natural gas
14.
What are two fuels that can be made from biomass?
a)
wood and metal
b)
ethanol and biodiesel
c)
gas and power
d)
oil and gas
15.
_______________ solar energy is a technology used in solar panels to gather and store solar energy to heat homes.
a)
potential
b)
active
c)
reaction
d)
passive
16.
___________ solar energy uses design elements that capture energy in sunlight.
a)
Passive
b)
Powerful
c)
Weak
d)
Active
17.
What is a group of wind turbines called?
a)
Wind farm
b)
Solar farm
c)
Sheep farm
d)
Water farm
18.
Thermal energy from Earth's interior is called____________ energy
a)
geothermal
b)
microthermal
c)
potential
d)
action
19.
Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.
a)
pollution
b)
waste
c)
ethanol
20.
What is the transfer of heat from one substance to another through direct contact?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Energy
21.
What is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of liquids and gases?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Energy
22.
What is the transfer of heat through matter or space as waves?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Energy
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