WorksheetsChapter 4: Energy and Resources
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products
b)
Form underground from dead organisms.
c)
Replaced in a short period of time
d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
2.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
3.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals
4.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
5.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
6.
Energy from the sun is known as.........
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
7.
The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?
a)
geothermal
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
natural gas
8.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
9.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
10.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
11.
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
12.
What is biomass?
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
13.
What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?
a)
lots and lots of pollution
b)
Kills wild bird population
c)
Radioactive waste
d)
Increases potential for flooding
14.
If a business is considered to be "green", how could you add to the electrical power system?
a)
use hydroelectricity
b)
add solar panels to roof
c)
use nuclear power
d)
use a coal powered generator
15.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
16.
The type of energy that cattle create is ________?
a)
biomass
b)
solar
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear
17.
If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?
a)
A dam could be built to store water
b)
A well could be dug to hold the water
c)
Wind turbines could be built on the banks.
d)
You could fish in the river.
18.
Fossil fuels have what form of energy?
a)
radiant
b)
chemical
c)
electrical
d)
mechanical
19.
Energy generated from water being held in a dam is an example of what type of energy source?
a)
solar
b)
hydropower
c)
geothermal
d)
wind
20.
All the following are nonrenewable resources except what?
a)
petroleum
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
nuclear
21.
All of the following are renewable resources except what?
a)
geothermal
b)
nuclear
c)
biofuels
d)
hydropower
22.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
23.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
24.
what is a fossil fuel
a)
oil
b)
biomass
c)
wind
d)
hydro
25.
what is a renewable resource used for?
a)
food
b)
diging
c)
energy
d)
smelting
26.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
An object you can reuse
b)
An object you cannot reuse
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Oil
27.
What is a non-renewable resource?
a)
Paper
b)
You can`t reuse them
c)
A plastic bottle
d)
You can reuse
28.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
29.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
30.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Do Renewable energy sources run out?
a)
Yes
b)
No
32.
Hydroelectricity and Wind Power are both indirect forms of what?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Geothermal Energy
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Nuclear
33.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun?
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
34.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel?
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
d)
Coal
35.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?
a)
Less Expensive
b)
More Energy
c)
All of the above
36.
Energy we get from burning living things
a)
Hydroelectricity
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Biomass Fuel
d)
Hydrogen Power
37.
Energy we get from earth's interior heat
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar Energy
c)
Wind Energy
d)
Hydroelectricity
38.
Oil and Natural gas are both known as types of what?
a)
Coal
b)
Geothermal Energy
c)
Renewable Resources
d)
Petroleum
39.
What is the best pro about renewable resources?
a)
The are inexpensive
b)
They are always available
c)
They are expensive
d)
They create pollution
40.
Which fossil fuel is created from the decayed remains of plants?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Natural Gas
41.
Electricity can be generated using renewable or non-renewable resources.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
The amount of increased temperature that occurs due to the movement of particles in matter is most like?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Chemical Energy
c)
Mechanical Energy
d)
Electrical Energy
43.
Using non-renewable energy sources can lead to...
a)
Increased pollution
b)
Global warming
c)
Depleting the Earth of natural resources
d)
All of the above
44.
Energy that is created by creating intricate piping systems that pull heat from the Earth's core...
a)
Chemical Energy
b)
Electrical Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Mechanical Energy
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