WorksheetsRenewable v. nonrenewable
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Around 1500 AD world population took a dip and then began rising dramatically in the 1800's with the advent of the Industrial Revolution. What was needed to power all those new machines?
a)
fossil fuels, particularly coal
b)
sunlight
c)
wavepower, particularly ocean
d)
steam from geothermal energy
2.
According to this graphic ancient plants died became peat and were buried for a long time with heat and pressure before they became coal. What type of coal immediately precedes anthracite coal
a)
sub-bituminous
b)
bituminous
c)
lignite
d)
peat
3.
Coal is Virginia's number 1 fossil fuel. What is a major drawback of using coal?
a)
pollution
b)
it's inexpensive
c)
readily available
d)
found worldwide
4.
Which alternative energy source is only available where Geysers or active volcanic vents are available, such as in Iceland?
a)
hydroelectric (water)
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
geothermal
5.
What is the name of the giant explosion that began the universe?
a)
the Big Bang
b)
the great cataclysm
c)
Catastrophic genesis
d)
the Quantum leap
6.
Natural gas is a fossil fuel that can be burned to create heat. It has the advantage of producing less pollution than oil. However, it is more explosive. Another drawback of all burned fossil fuels is
a)
relatively inexpensive
b)
release of Carbon dioxide into atmosphere
c)
produce radioactive waste
d)
they obstruct the view at resorts
7.
Oil and petroleum products have many drawbacks such as, pollution, oil spills, carbon dioxide emissions, and increasing scarcity. On the other hand we must find ways to address these drawbacks because
a)
geothermal power has limited availability
b)
nuclear waste has a long half-life
c)
40% of the Worlds energy is oil-based
d)
pebble reactors are safer than breeder reactors
8.
Biomass is the use of plants or animal poop to make energy. One benefit is that there is lots of Biomass (think poop) available. One drawback to biomass fuel production is
a)
fields used to grow corn for biomass could be used to produce food
b)
burning methane fuel is extremely efficient
c)
there isn't enough poop on farms to produce biomass
d)
biomass fuel requires no ugly strip mining
9.
Biomass is energy produced by burning liquid fuel from plants like corn. Because it is natural plants that are burned, biomass does NOT release carbon dioxide emissions into the air so it isn't part of global climate change.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
If you superimposed a graph of global temperatures on this one it would have nearly the same shape. What have many scientists inferred from that
a)
the increased burning of fossil fuels contributes to global warming
b)
fossil fuels are unrelated to global climate change
c)
Carbon dioxide released when fuels are burned must be sequestered
d)
we're all going to die and we should just give up now
11.
In this picture coal is burning. What greenhouse gas is released by the burning of fossil fuels.
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water vapor
d)
methane
12.
What is the latitude of the Equator
a)
Oo
b)
23.5oN
c)
23.5oS
d)
180o
13.
Looking at the graphic, what important greenhouse gas is cycled in and out of our vast oceans?
a)
CO2
b)
SO2
c)
NO
d)
NO2
14.
This carbon atom has how many particles, that's protons plus neutrons, in its nucleus?
a)
6
b)
14
c)
12
d)
8
15.
According to this diagram of the Carbon cycle, processes that increase Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere include everything except.
a)
burning fossil fuels
b)
deforestation
c)
plant, animal and soil respiration
d)
ocean photosynthesis
16.
Photosynthetic plants, the Bryophytes, first evolved during the ___________________ era.
a)
Cenozoic - present time
b)
Mesozoic- middle time
c)
Paleozoic- ancient time
d)
they never did, they just arrived out of space
17.
Why do clouds form above the blue line?
a)
the air has reached and passed its dewpoint
b)
the air is closer to the sun's solar energy
c)
the air heats as it rises, gathering more vapor
d)
conduction from the Earth's surface has ceased
18.
What is the elevation at point C
a)
350
b)
330
c)
320
d)
300
19.
Review of Minerals - what causes a crystal to have a certain shape or form
a)
internal arrangement of the atoms in the minearl
b)
it is the outward expression of the mineral's essense
c)
it's magic really
d)
nobody knows- this is an area for increased rresearch
20.
Mrs. B. uses the picture of the cute bunny to remind you
a)
to relax and do your best
b)
SOL's are more important than everything
c)
Shoot for the 425 so if you fall you get the 400
d)
Scores are just numbers but YOU are a person
21.
Water in hydroelectric plants generates power when it is released because __________________ turns the turbine and generates electricity.
a)
rising water
b)
falling water
c)
ancient water
d)
free water
22.
Although damning destroys certain natural resources and can damage fish habitats, it is a beneficial source of energy because hydroelectric power is
a)
both low cost and not polluting
b)
more important than stupid fish
c)
easy to build and maintain
d)
super cool- you should go to the Hoover damn
23.
This inaccurate view of the solar system with Earth at the center dates back to the astronomer Ptolemy. What is this called
a)
The solar model
b)
the Keppler model
c)
the geocentric model
d)
the Big Bang
24.
The hottest layer of our Earth is the inner core located at point
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
What greenhouse gas is released by burning fossil fuels and has been contributing to global warming since the Industrial Revolution of the 1800's
a)
carbon dioxide gas
b)
oxygen gas
c)
water vapor
d)
uranium
26.
Flowering plants, still present today in the Quarternary period of the the Cenozoic era, First evolved in the ________________ period of the Mesozoic era.
a)
Cretaceous
b)
Ordovician
c)
Tertiary
d)
Silurian
27.
What is the major drawback and the reason we don't use Nuclear Fusion to meet our energy needs?
a)
we don't have a container that can hold a reaction this HOT
b)
Cold fusion is a pretty little fantasy
c)
Fusion is what the sun does to make energy
d)
Okay, I shouldn't have been so snarky, cold fusion may be achieved in your lifetime
28.
____________________ is energy produced by splitting atoms and using the massive amount of released energy to heat water and turn turbines. Mrs. B. objects to the constant treatment of fission as if it were a nuclear bomb waiting to go off because more people have died as a result of pollution from COAL than nuclear.
a)
Nuclear fusion
b)
Nuclear fission
c)
our Lake Anna power plant
d)
Pebble reactors are even safer
29.
Fossil fuels form in sedimentary rock as ________________________ are subjected to pressure and trapped by an impermeable cap rock.
a)
coal, oil and natural gas
b)
water and sulfur
c)
trapped fossils of dead organisms
d)
peat moss and tar pits
30.
In order for petroleum products to form and remain trapped underground they need an impermeable layer called a
a)
saturated zone
b)
water table
c)
cap rock
d)
sea water
31.
Oil, coal and natural gas are formed from
a)
the remains of plants and animals that lived long ago
b)
disintegrating igneous rock pieces
c)
heat and pressure on metamorphic rocks
d)
other petroleum products in a factory
32.
In fusion what is happening
a)
Smaller Helium nuclei are joining to make bigger nuclei
b)
nuclei are being broken up to smaller ones
c)
this happens in the sun people
d)
Cold fusion is a cute idea where we can control the massive heat of this reaction
33.
We know this is fusion because
a)
small nuclei are adding to make a bigger one
b)
the picture says Fusion Mrs. B, come ON
c)
it's pretty colors in blue and yellow
d)
what's the matter are you getting silly Mrs. B
34.
Who has the astronomer who used telescope observations to confirm Copernicus' theory that the sun is at the center of the solar system and not the Earth. Incidentally he was excommunicated from the church for his arrogance.
a)
Tycho Brahe
b)
Galileo Gallilei
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Keppler
35.
I know that this igneous rock, GRANITE is intrusive, formed below ground, because
a)
it has a glassy texture
b)
no, no it doesn't have a glassy texture that would be obsidian
c)
it has big crystals and dotted look
d)
I have memorized that granite is an igneous intrusive rock
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