WorksheetsRenewable and Non-Renewable Resources
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy can be classified into..
a)
Renewable and non renewable
b)
Natural and non renewable
c)
Renewable and Natural
d)
All of them
2.
Which technology converts solar energy into electricity?
a)
Photovoltaic cells/ Solar panels
b)
Solar still
c)
Generator
d)
All of them
3.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
4.
In which part should you place a solar panel?
a)
On the top/roof of a building
b)
On the door of a building
c)
On the street
d)
Near a park
5.
What are the following devices called?
a)
Turbines
b)
Mills
c)
Converters
d)
All of them
6.
Wind turbines that are placed in large bodies of water are called
a)
Offshore wind turbines
b)
Land wind turbines
c)
Both
d)
None of them
7.
Where will it be better to place a wind turbine? Where will it receive more wind?
a)
On top of a hill/mountain
b)
On the bottom of a hill/mountain
c)
Is the same
d)
I don't know
8.
Are flammable and made from the remains of dead animals and plants
a)
Fossil fuels
b)
Minerals
c)
Rocks
d)
Biomass
9.
Which is an example of biomass?
Hint: Bio= life
Hint: Bio= life
a)
Electricity
b)
Trees
c)
Wind
d)
Water
10.
Which one of these is not renewable?
a)
Trees
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Uranium
11.
All are examples of non renewable except
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Hydropower
d)
Uranium
12.
What is the disadvantage of coal?
a)
Air Pollution
b)
Not much left
c)
World does not use much
d)
It is only used to roast hot dogs
13.
What is a disadvantage of wind power?
a)
We have too many rainy days in US
b)
It is not always windy in some places
c)
Companies charge too much to make the wind blow
d)
The sun is not always out
14.
Which one is the cleanest fuel to burn?
a)
gasoline
b)
coal
c)
natural gas
d)
wood
15.
Nuclear power is energy created from
a)
Helium
b)
Wood
c)
Uranium
d)
Iron
16.
Geothermal energy is energy from
a)
the sun
b)
heat from deep in the earth
c)
wind
d)
inexhaustable
17.
Which of the following is NOT an alternative energy source?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
geothermal energy
c)
hydroelectric energy
d)
wind energy
18.
Why do we depend on fossil fuels?
a)
Electricity, transportation, and heating
b)
Food
c)
Sunlight
d)
Growing, building muscle, calcium
19.
natural resources that nature can produce again, such as tress, plants, animals, water, oxygen, and soil
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
c)
alternative energy source
d)
geothermal energy
20.
Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
a)
Wind Energy
b)
Oil
c)
Coal
d)
Natural Gas
21.
Which of these is a non-renewable energy source?
a)
Wind Energy
b)
Coal
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydro Power
22.
A source of energy that is used faster than it is created
a)
Non-renewable energy source
b)
Renewable energy source
c)
Sustainable energy source
d)
Fossil-wind energy source
23.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are made from the remains of creatures that lived a long time ago. This makes them _____ .
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable Energy Sources
c)
Sustainable Energy Sources
d)
Ores
24.
Nuclear power is less efficient and more harmful to the environment compared to fossil fuels.
True or False?
True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Not enough information
25.
What is the process used in nuclear reactors today to generate energy called?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Nuclear Fission
c)
Nuclear Generation
d)
Nuclear Chemical Synthesis
26.
The major gas in "natural gas" is
a)
butane
b)
methane
c)
hydrogen
d)
helium
27.
One disadvantage of nuclear energy is:
a)
requires wind in order to maintain clean enough facilities to manage the reaction
b)
The waste is hazardous and can affect the
environment for thousands of years
environment for thousands of years
c)
Can't be produced in violent weather
d)
it has a high cost of fuel, but it is renewable
28.
Most of our electricity (in the US) comes from ....
a)
Burning gasoline
b)
Burning coal and Natural Gas
c)
Burning Nitrogen
d)
Burning Petroleum
29.
Splitting a uranium atom is called -
a)
fission
b)
fusion
30.
A nuclear reactor can explode like a bomb.
a)
True
b)
True only under certain conditions
c)
False
31.
Petroleum is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
32.
Propane is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
33.
Natural Gas is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
34.
Coal is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
35.
Nuclear Energy is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
36.
Solar Energy
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
37.
Hydroelectric Power is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
38.
Wind Power is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
39.
Biomass is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
40.
Ethanol is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
41.
Hydrogen is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
42.
Geothermal Energy is
a)
Renewable
b)
Non Renewable
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