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Energy & Earth's Resources Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Formed from remains of prehistoric animals and plants
a)
Geothermal
b)
Fossil Fuels
c)
Terraces
d)
Metallic Minerals
2.
Heat from within the Earth.
a)
uranium
b)
geothermal
c)
solar
d)
petroleum
3.
Most popular source of renewable energy.
a)
geothermal
b)
wind
c)
hydroelectric
d)
solar
4.
Fossil fuels and minerals are an example of:
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
c)
meatallic
d)
nonmetallic
5.
An oily liquid pumped from the ground.
a)
uranium
b)
potassium
c)
sodium
d)
petroleum
6.
This power is created by the splitting of the atom:
a)
geothermal
b)
nuclear
c)
hydroelectric
d)
soalr
7.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
8.
 What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
9.
What is alternative energy?
a)
Forms of energy that are bad for the environment
b)
Forms of energy that cannot be replaced
c)
Forms of energy that are good for the environment and can be replaced 
d)
Forms of energy that are manmade
10.
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
11.
What type of energy is used to make the turbine spin in this type of dam? 
a)
Light Energy
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Sound Energy
d)
Mechanical Energy 
12.
 Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
13.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
14.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
15.
The world's most abundant fossil fuel...
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
natural gas
d)
uranium
16.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
17.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
18.
A series of activities where discard materials are collected, sorted, processed, converted into raw materials, and used used to make new products
a)
Recycling
b)
Landfill
c)
Pollution
d)
Combustion
19.
Which energy sources in the bar graph are renewable?
a)
Water, Wind, Sun
b)
Coal, Oil, Water 
c)
Wind, Sun, Oil 
d)
Sun, Gas, Oil 
20.
What type of energy do fossil fuels have?
a)
 Mechanical 
b)
radiant
c)
chemical
d)
eletrical
21.
A resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be replenished over relatively short time span
a)
Nonrenewable resource 
b)
Renewable resource
c)
Fossil fuel 
d)
Ore
22.
What percentage of our energy use comes from fossil fuels?
a)
25%
b)
45%
c)
61%
d)
86%
23.
Based on the data collected, which source of alternative energy is most efficient?
a)
Coal
b)
Wind
c)
Natural gas
d)
Solar
24.
What is energy from living organisms also known as?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
biomass
c)
geothermal
d)
oil
25.

What is insulation?

a)

A substance that blocks heat transfer in walls and attics.

b)

A substance that helps move heat.

c)

A substance that is in petroleum.

d)

A renewable resource

26.

What is the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Energy can be renewed and destroyed and never changed.

b)

Energy can be changed and renewed.

c)

Energy is neither created or destroyed only changed.

d)

Energy can be destroyed.

27.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to rest.

b)

The ability to do work.

c)

The ability to change.

d)

The ability to rest while changing.

28.

Heat transfers from HIGH TO LOW. In this type of energy transfer, if you touch a hot substance it is transferred to the substance touching it.

a)

insulation

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

conduction

29.

Heat that moves from one place to another through the air in the form of waves.

a)

combustion

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

conduction

30.

This term is used to describe the heat transfer in liquids or air in circular patterns.

a)

combustion

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

radiation

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