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Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 38mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is potential energy?
a)
moving energy
b)
stored energy
c)
renewable energy
d)
non renewable energy
2.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
moving energy
b)
potential energy
c)
stored energy
d)
renewable energy
3.
What is NOT a renewable energy source?
a)
coal
b)
wind
c)
solar
d)
water
4.
Which is NOT a non-renewable energy source?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
gas
5.
What does it mean to extract an energy resource?
a)
to clean
b)
to move
c)
to sell
d)
to gather
6.
Which of these things are examples of renewable energy sources?
a)
wind
b)
solar
c)
water
d)
oil
7.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
8.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
9.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
10.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
11.
The ability to do work is
a)
power
b)
energy
c)
thermal
d)
kinetic
12.
Heat energy is also called
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
light energy
d)
thermal energy
13.
Sound energy needs a
a)
medium
b)
vacuum
c)
chemical
d)
light
14.
What type of energy includes both kinetic and potential energy?
a)
mechanical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
sound energy
15.
Which is a renewable source of energy?
a)
a dam
b)
a nuclear plant
c)
a coal mine
d)
an oil refinery
16.
The picture shows sunlight shining on solar panels.
Which statement best describes this energy source?
Which statement best describes this energy source?
a)
Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce hydropower.
b)
Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce nuclear power.
c)
Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce electricity.
d)
Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce natural gas.
17.
Energy that comes from natural resources that can be replenished are called ?
a)
nonrenewable
b)
energy in motion
c)
untapped energy
d)
renewable
18.
Cause of pollution in our air and water is _________
a)
geothermal
b)
fossil fuels
c)
biomass
d)
politics
19.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all are renewable energy sources.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Nuclear fussion releases energy which is used to heat water, which produces steam, which drives turbines to produce what...?
a)
Electricity
b)
Uranium
c)
Natural Gas
21.
The fossil fuels formed hundreds of millions of years ago from the remains of dead ?
a)
Animal and plants
b)
Plants and bones
c)
Fungus and animal
d)
Rock and Plants
22.
The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is
a)
fusion
b)
fission
c)
half-life
d)
gamma radiation
23.
What is a chain reaction?
a)
When electrons travel are emitted causing electricity
b)
When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the protons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
c)
When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the neutrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
d)
When a nuclear fission reaction occurs, the electrons emitted can strike other nuclei in the sample, and cause them to split
24.
What is a beneficial aspect of nuclear fission?
a)
The ability to absorb energy
b)
The ability to release tremendous amounts of energy
c)
The ability to produce more energy than nuclear fusion
d)
There are no beneficial aspects of nuclear fission
25.
Two nuclei with low masses are combined to form one nucleus of larger mass is called what?
a)
Nuclear fission
b)
Nuclear fussion
c)
Nuclear half-life
d)
Half-life
26.
Which of the following is true about nuclear fusion?
a)
It is easy to implement.
b)
It produces less energy than nuclear fission.
c)
It produces more energy than nuclear fission.
d)
It has the ability to occur easily in everyday life.
27.
How do nuclear power-plants work?
a)
Fusion
b)
Half-life
c)
Fission
d)
Fusion or fission
28.
Where does fusion occur naturally?
a)
Underwater
b)
All around us
c)
In the radioactive waste
d)
On the sun
29.
Which atoms combine together during fusion reaction on the sun?
a)
Helium and Hydrogen atoms
b)
Hydrogen atoms
c)
Hydrogen and Lithium atoms
d)
Hydrogen and Carbon atoms
30.
Very high temperature and pressure is required for:
a)
Fission
b)
Fusion
c)
Radioactive Decay
31.
One disadvantage of nuclear energy is ___.
a)
it is a fossil fuel
b)
it leaves behind radioactive waste
c)
it emits large amounts of pollution into the atmosphere
d)
there are no disadvantages
32.
One advantage of nuclear energy over coal energy is ______.
a)
it is very cheap to build and maintain a nuclear power plant
b)
there is very little dangerous waste with nuclear energy
c)
the nuclear plant emits more greenhouse gases
d)
the nuclear plant does not emit as many greenhouse gases
33.
How does natural gas form?
a)
lower pressures and temperatures
b)
the hydrosphere layer
c)
deepest sediment where there are higher pressures and temperatures
d)
In the atmosphere
34.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
35.
Why is burning fossil fuels harmful?
a)
then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
b)
They can get extremely hot
c)
Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
d)
this would destroy fossils
36.
What is a greenhouse gas?
a)
a gas created from a plant
b)
gas that causes the atmosphere to get warmer
c)
a green colored gas
d)
a gas that kills you right away
37.
Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Which greenhouse gas is produced most by the automobile industry?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Sulfur
c)
Methane
d)
Carbon Dioxide
39.
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
40.
What is the definition of a renewable resource?
a)
things that don't run out
b)
things that do run out
c)
stuff that makes things happen
d)
none of the above
41.
What is a problem that is linked to the burning of fossil fuels?
a)
Global Warming
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar power panels
d)
none of the above
42.
This is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Petroleum
d)
Shale
43.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
44.
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
45.
Exxon Valdez and the BP Horizon are just 2 of the many examples of disasters involving spills of this fossil fuel into marine environments.
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
46.
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
47.
What is a fuel?
a)
It is a source of energy, stored in chemical form
b)
It is an explosive substance
c)
It is a way to get from one place to another
d)
It is a fuel made of fossils
48.
Another term for burning is
a)
Fire triangle
b)
Magnesium oxide
c)
Combustion
d)
Bustion
49.
Alternative energy sources
a)
fuels made from organic matter
b)
heat energy naturally produced within Earth
c)
sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels
d)
materials in the environment that are useful to people
50.
Biofuels- Fuels made from nonrenewable matter
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Roughly what percent of U.S. energy consumption comes from fossil fuel sources?
a)
40
b)
50
c)
60
d)
80
52.
About when do experts think the world will deplete its coal reserves?
a)
2050
b)
2065
c)
2085
d)
2100
53.
Which source leads all other renewable energy options in the U.S., generating enough power to maintain 20 million homes annually?
a)
solar
b)
wind
c)
hydro
d)
biofuel
54.
Though about 4% of the world's population, the U.S. holds what share of the world's energy consumption
a)
8%
b)
13%
c)
18%
d)
27%
55.
Norway currently gets about how much of its electricity from hydroelectric sources?
a)
50%
b)
65%
c)
80%
d)
95%
56.
What year did the BP (Deep Water Horizon) oil spill happen?
a)
2004
b)
2010
c)
2012
d)
2007
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