WorksheetsRenewable and Nonrenewable Resources
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?
a)
They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.
b)
They are being formed too far beneath the surface.
c)
The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.
d)
We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.
2.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
3.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
4.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
5.
Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
6.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Water
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
7.
Some power plants pump water down deep holes into hot rock. The hot rock heats the water, which turns the water into steam. The steam rushes back to Earth’s surface and is used to make electricity. This plant is generating which alternative energy resource?
a)
biomass
b)
wind
c)
solar energy
d)
geothermal energy
8.
Which of these is a practice that sustains or conserves natural resources?
a)
leaving the TV on all day
leaving the TV on all day
leaving the TV on all day
b)
filling the bathtub to the top
c)
recycling cans
d)
burning newspapers
9.
Most forms of renewable energy produce a small amount of pollution from the generators that help to produce electricity. Which form of energy below does not use a turbine and generator for electricity?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Coal
10.
Sunlight, water, and wind are examples of inexhaustible forms of energy. What does inexhaustible mean?
a)
We will run out at any minute.
b)
We will never run out.
c)
We will run out in 100 years.
d)
We will run out in 20 years.
11.
Energy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is called
a)
Geophysical
b)
Geography
c)
Geothermal
d)
Geographic
12.
What form of alternative energy uses a dam?
a)
hydroelectric power
b)
geothermal power
c)
biomass power
d)
solar power
13.
fuel made from plant or animal waste (organic matter)
a)
hydropower energy
b)
solar energy
c)
green
d)
biomass energy
14.
Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?
a)
thermal -> electrical
b)
mechanical -> electrical
c)
chemical -> mechanical
d)
mechanical -> electromagnetic
15.
When you eat pizza, Chemical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Solar
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Chemical
16.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
17.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
18.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
19.
The diagram below shows a hot air balloon rising. Propane gas tanks are seen at the bottom of the balloon. What energy transformations occur when propane gas is used to lift the balloon?
a)
Mechanical to light to chemical
b)
Chemical to mechanical to thermal
c)
Thermal to chemical to light
d)
Chemical to thermal to mechanical
20.
The picture shows a microwave oven. As a microwave oven is operated, electrical energy is transformed into all of the following types of energy EXCEPT —
a)
solar
b)
light
c)
thermal
d)
mechanical
21.
The diagram shows a complete circuit with a battery and a buzzer making noise. This circuit works by transforming -
a)
chemical energy to electrical to sound.
b)
electrical energy to thermal to light.
c)
sound energy to electrical to chemical.
d)
mechanical energy to electrical to sound.
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