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Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Sources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

Bones from animals that lived a long time ago.

b)

Liquids and gasses formed from dead plants and animals.

c)

A source of energy which can be quickly replenished.

2.

True or False. The burning of fossil fuels is the biggest source of carbon dioxide emissions.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Where does coal come from?

a)

Water

b)

The sun.

c)

Fossilized plants.

4.

Where does oil come from?

a)

Waves.

b)

Fossilized animals.

c)

Heat from the earth.

5.

Where does the fuel for nuclear power come from?

a)

Radioactive materials which are mined.

b)

Heat from the earth.

c)

Fossilized plants.

6.

Natural gas is.

a)

Usable energy from the sun.

b)

Methane which naturally occurs under the land and sea.

c)

Energy harnessed from movement in water.

7.

Which of the following is not burned and used for heating.

a)

Coal

b)

Nuclear

c)

Oil

8.

Which of the following is usable energy obtained from the sun or light.

a)

Wind power.

b)

Oil.

c)

Solar power.

9.

Which type of energy is created by the movement of water caused by tides.

a)

Tidal energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Geothermal power.

10.

This form of energy comes from the heat found under the earth in volcanic regions.

a)

WInd

b)

Geothermal

c)

Nuclear

11.

This type of energy is sourced from water driving a water turbine and generator.

a)

Solar

b)

Nuclear

c)

Hydroelectric

12.

Nonrenewable energy sources.

a)

Can not be quickly replaced.

b)

Can be quickly replaced.

13.

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable energy source?

a)

Water

b)

Coal

c)

Wind

14.

Plants, water, sunlight are examples of which type of resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenwable

15.

Which type of resource takes millions of years to form?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable