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Energy Resources 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
2.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
3.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
4.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
5.
Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?
a)
a.  They can never be replaced.
b)
a.  They cannot be easily replaced.
c)
a.  They can be recycled.
d)
a.  They can be made in factories.
6.
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
7.
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
8.

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

a)

They are stored

b)

They are burned

c)

They are melted

d)

They are frozen

9.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
10.
Coal often forms where once there was swamps.  What characteristic of swamps is important to the formation of coal?
a)
High Temperature
b)
Abundant Plant Life
c)
Frequent Rains
d)
Reptile Predators
11.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
12.
Wind energy is 
a)
generated from moving water
b)
starts with moving air and generates electricity
c)
starts with the sun
d)
comes from the earth
13.
Which one of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
oil
b)
solar
c)
natural gas
d)
coal
14.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
15.

PV panels

a)

generate electricity

b)

transform electricity

c)

store electricity

16.

What choice material is a PV cell made of

a)

plastic

b)

metal

c)

silicon

17.

uses a semiconductor

a)

passive solar

b)

active solar

c)

photovoltaic cell

d)

hydroelectric

e)

geothermal

18.

Source of energy that causes noise pollution and increase death in birds

a)

wind energy

b)

solar energy

c)

geothermal energy

d)

biomass energy

19.
A replacement for fossil fuels is needed because 1) they are limited and 2) they  _____
a)
are expensive
b)
are difficult to find
c)
break easily
d)
are a source of pollution
20.

A photovoltaic in a solar panel converts ___________ energy into ____________ energy.

a)

radiant, thermal

b)

radiant, electrical

c)

electrical, radiant

d)

mechanical, chemical

21.

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

22.

Which of the following are ways of obtaining coal? Select all that apply.

a)

On-shore drilling

b)

Mountaintop removal

c)

Subsurface mining

d)

Off-shore drilling

e)

Strip mining

23.

planned an industrial use of solar power, by employing concave mirrors to heat water

a)

Plato

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Nicolaus Copernicus

d)

Leonardo DiCaprio

24.

which materials do we get from oil?

a)

saddles, boots, hats

b)

railroads

c)

cotton, corn, wheat

d)

gasoline, plastics, synthetic rubber, cosmetics

25.
what unit is used to measure oil?
a)
litters
b)
barrels
c)
M3
d)
Newtons
26.
which of the following countries is the biggest consumer of oil?
a)
CHINA
b)
CANADA
c)
USA
d)
RUSIA
27.
Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Olive Oil
d)
Natural Gas
28.

Which of these mining techniques is more dangerous?

a)

Surface mining

b)

Deep mining or underground mining

29.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
30.

Which of the following is NOT needed to make coal?

a)

pressure

b)

time

c)

nitrogen

d)

dead plants

e)

heat

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