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Energy - Renewable and non Renewable 2nd

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which of the following is not a drawback of solar energy?

a)

sunlight does not have energy

b)

cost

c)

sun is not always out

d)

solar energy is diffuse and hard to collect

2.

which type of renewable energy is currently creating the most electricity generation?

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

solar

d)

wind

3.

which of the following is a drawback to wind energy?

a)

migration of birds being interrupted

b)

noise

c)

disrupts the landscape

d)

not available in all locations

4.

what is a drawback to hydroelectric power?

a)

fish being isolated on one side of the dam

b)

water in the reservoir becomes warm

c)

increases the dissolved oxygen

d)

increases the rate of nutrient flow downstream

5.

which location would be best for solar energy?

a)

Arizona

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Hawaii

d)

Colorado

6.

Which location would be best for geothermal energy?

a)

Arizona

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Hawaii

d)

Colorado

7.

Which location would be best for wind energy?

a)

Arizona

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Hawaii

d)

Colorado

8.

A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of

a)

Active solar

b)

Passive solar

c)

Parabolic collector

d)

Photovoltaic Cells

9.

What is given off as waste in a hydrogen fueled car?

a)

H2

b)

O2

c)

H2O2

d)

H2O

10.

a home is fitted with pumps that pipe water to the roof of the home to be heated by the sun. This is an example of

a)

passive solar

b)

active solar

c)

parabolic collector

d)

photovoltaic cell

11.

Which of the following are the most energy efficient light bulbs?

a)

incandescent

b)

compact florescent

c)

LED

d)

halogen

12.

which of the following is the least energy efficient light bulbs?

a)

incandescent

b)

compact fluorescent

c)

LED

d)

halogen

13.

if a tractor trailer truck is 20% efficient, what happened to the other 80%

a)

energy is destroyed

b)

energy is lost as heat

c)

the 80% is still in the gas tank

d)

energy is converted into matter

14.

during which years would gas prices be increasing?

a)

1980

b)

1990

c)

1995

d)

2000

15.
Renewable energy means we will not run out.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
17.
Oil and natural gas were formed from ___________________
a)
marine organisms
b)
dead plants
c)
trees
18.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
19.
This country consumes a significantly larger amount of oil than it produces, making it dependent upon oil imports. 
a)
Germany
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Venezuela
d)
United States
20.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
21.

What conditions are needed to form coal?

a)

Heat and pressure and time

b)

Sea or Ocean

c)

Oxygen

d)

Cool and moist

22.

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

a)

They are stored

b)

They are burned

c)

They are melted

d)

They are frozen

23.

What is the problem with using fossil fuels?

a)

They release too much carbon

b)

They don't create a lot of electricity

c)

They are renewable

24.

What does non-renewable mean?

a)

Something that lasts forever

b)

Something that can be renewed

c)

Something that cannot be replaced quickly

25.
Nuclear Power is - 
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-renewable
26.
Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.
a)
steel
b)
coal
c)
uranium
d)
hydrogen
27.
Splitting a uranium atom is called - 
a)
fission
b)
fusion
28.
Match the vocabulary word with the definition:
Greenhouse gases surround our planet, which prevents heat produced by the sun from escaping the earth’s atmosphere as easily as it once did.
a)
renewable resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
greenhouse effect
29.
6. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
30.
7. Which fossil fuel is the remains of ancient plants?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
31.
Which is not an environmental impact of using fossil fuels.
a)
Global Warming
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Oil Spill
d)
Rapid Population Growth
32.
This is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Petroleum
d)
Shale
33.
Why is Coal a useful energy source?
a)
Stored and used later
b)
Cheap
c)
Transportation doesn't involve high amount of upkeep
d)
All of the above
34.
How do we get natural gas?
a)
from scientists
b)
geological survey
c)
the gas pump
d)
drilling and harvesting wells
35.

Which of the following pictures shows a nonrenewable resource

a)
b)
36.

Which of the following pictures shows a resource which takes thousands of years to replace?

a)
b)
37.

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

a)
b)
c)
38.

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

a)
b)
c)
39.
The fact that fossil fuels formed at the bottom of swamps implies that
a)
most of Earth’s surface was once covered by swamps.
b)
there was little or no oxygen in that environment.
c)
living things once lived in all parts of Earth.
d)
swamps are under large amounts of pressure.