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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Wind energy
a)
is less expensive than fossil fuels
b)
is difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availability
c)
is a renewable source of energy
d)
utilizes small or large areas of land not previously used
2.
Stored energy in water behind a dam falls and changes into mechanical energy that turns a turbine that turns coils in a generator that produces electrical energy. What is this?
a)
Fossil Fuel Power Plant
b)
Nonrenewable Power Plant
c)
Nuclear Power Plant
d)
Hydroelectric Power Plant
3.
Hydropower
a)
produces no air pollution
b)
can be built in any location
c)
has no construction costs
d)
uses a nonrenewable resource
4.
Which is an advantage of installing solar panels?
a)
Reduced amount of air polllution
b)
High cost to install
c)
Number of cloudy days
d)
Use of nonrenewable resources
5.
Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Coal - What do these items have in common?
a)
They are examples of inexhaustible energy resources.
b)
They are examples of renewable energy resources.
c)
They are examples of energy resources that do not cause pollution.
d)
They are examples of nonrenewable energy resources.
6.
Which of the following energy resources is nonrenewable?
a)
Biomass
b)
Geothermal
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Hydropower
7.
Why is the Sun considered the ultimate energy source?
a)
The Sun is the center of our solar system.
b)
The Sun provides energy for the water cycle and plants.
c)
The Sun is limited in the amount of energy released daily.
d)
The Sun rises and sets each day as seen from Earth.
8.
Which energy resource, once depleted, is essentially nonrenewable?
a)
Coal
b)
Solar
c)
Biomass
d)
Wind
9.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are _____ resources created from the remains of early plants and animals.
a)
natural
b)
small
c)
large
d)
waste
10.
____ is the remains of plants and animals.
a)
Biomass
b)
Natural gas
c)
Geothermal
d)
Hydropower
11.
The type of energy that cattle create is ________?
a)
biomass
b)
solar
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear
12.
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
13.
Energy from the sun is known as.........
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
14.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
15.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
16.
Coal is a fossil fuel that is formed from...
a)
Water eroding the land
b)
Meteors hitting Earth.
c)
Repeated volcanic eruptions.
d)
The decay of dead plants and animals
17.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
18.
Use the diagram to put the steps below in the correct order to describe how electrical energy is generated in an electrical power plant.
- Electricity is generated.
- Magnet spins between wire coils.
- Water is heated and changes to steam.
- Steam makes turbine spin.
- Fossil fuel is burned.
a)
Steps 1, 3, 4, 2, then 5.
b)
Steps 5, 2, 4, 3, then 1.
c)
Steps 5, 3, 4, 2, then 1.
d)
Steps 1, 2, 4, 3, then 5.
19.
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
20.
What does "clean" mean for energy sources?
a)
not dirty
b)
does not create pollution
c)
creates pollution
d)
smells good
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