WorksheetsEnergy Resources Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy produced by burning organic matter such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol is called______________ energy.
a)
Biomass
b)
Thermal energy
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
2.
To produce hydroelectric power, humans build a _________ across a powerful river.
a)
dam
b)
road
c)
bridge
d)
factory
3.
Solar energy is energy from the _____________.
a)
Moon
b)
Stars
c)
Wind
d)
Sun
4.
Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.
a)
pollution
b)
waste
c)
ethanol
d)
energy
5.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
6.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
7.
How can people reduce the amount of resources they use?
a)
make more landfills and garbage dumps
b)
buy products with lots of packaging
c)
use water, electricity, and gas conservatively and recycle metal, paper, and glass
d)
Think only about what you need right now and don’t worry about the future
8.
A large tract of land is purchased by a commercial agricultural company. The land is cleared of its native flora (plants), and a single crop is planted instead. What is the effect of this action?
a)
There is an increase in the variety of foods.
b)
The biodiversity of the area is reduced.
c)
There is a reduction in the size of the land
d)
The cost of the planted crop increases
9.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Wood
a)
Non-renewable
b)
Renewable
10.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Animals
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
11.
__________is a gas found under the Earth’s surface and is used to produce energy by burning it.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Coal
d)
Nuclear
12.
In what layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
13.
In what layer of the atmosphere do most clouds form?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Exosphere
14.
Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
15.
What Physiographic Region of Virginia is West of the Coastal Plain and East of the Blue Ridge
a)
Appalachian Plateau
b)
Valley and Ridge
c)
Piedmont
d)
Coastal Plain
16.
When traveling west from Virginia Beach, when would your ears begin to pop?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Valley and Ridge
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