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Renewable Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sustainable energy captures energy from temperature differentials between upper and lower layers of the ocean’s water?

a)

ocean thermal electric conversion

b)

tidal station

c)

geothermal energy

d)

ocean wave energy

2.

Which public policy requires a small per kwh charge is levied on all utility customers to help finance renewable energy research a development?

a)

green pricing

b)

renewables portfolio

c)

distributional surcharge

d)

the Wickersham effect

3.

What sustainable energy captures the heat around magma chambers or captured heat of the earth?

a)

ocean thermal electric conversion

b)

tidal station

c)

geothermal energy

d)

ocean wave energy

4.

Which form of sustainable energy is the cheapest form of new energy?

a)

wind turbines

b)

geothermal plants

c)

fuel cells

d)

hydroelectric plants

5.

Which public policy requires power suppliers to obtain a minimum percentage of their energy from sustainable sources?

a)

green pricing

b)

renewables portfolio

c)

distributional surcharge

d)

the Krabath effect

6.

The devices that use ongoing electrochemical reactions to produce an electric current are called…

a)

wind turbines

b)

geothermal plants

c)

fuel cells

d)

hydroelectric plants

7.

What sustainable energy generation uses natural earth forces such as wind generated waves to drive pistons to create an electrical current?

a)

ocean thermal electric conversion

b)

tidal stations

c)

geothermal energy

d)

ocean wave energy

8.

Which type of sustainable energy can be carbon negative?

a)

algae

b)

windturbines

c)

micro hydro genergators

d)

fuel cells

9.

Which public policy allows utilities to profit for conservation programs and charge premium prices for energy from renewable sources?

a)

green pricing

b)

renewables portfolio

c)

distributional surcharge

d)

the Xiong effect

10.

Sustainable energy source used for single family use that requires a year round running stream is called…

a)

algae

b)

hydroelectric plant

c)

micro hydro generators

d)

fuel cells

11.

What sustainable energy generation works like a hydropower dam which spin turbines as the tide flows through them?

a)

ocean thermal electric conversion

b)

tidal station

c)

geothermal energy

d)

ocean wave energy

12.

Which combustible compound can be made from anaerobic decomposition of any moist organic material?

a)

methane

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

13.

These are homes that are highly insulated, virtually airtight and are heated primarily by solar gain and by energy released by people, electrical appliances, cooking and other ordinary activities.

a)

passive homes

b)

reformer

c)

flex fuel boilers

d)

feed in tariffs

14.

These requires utilities to buy surplus power from small producers at a fair price.

a)

passive homes

b)

reformer

c)

flex fuel boilers

d)

feed in tariffs

15.

This is the simultaneous production of both electricity and steam or hat water in the same plant.

a)

cogeneration

b)

photovoltaic cells

c)

concentrating solar power system

d)

active solar system

16.

This burn wood chips, agricultural waste or other biomass fuels to power electric generating turbines.

a)

passive homes

b)

reformer

c)

flex fuel boilers

d)

feed in tariffs

17.

This uses trough shaped parabolic mirrors to concentrate the power of the sun to heat fluid which is passed to a heat exchanger.

a)

cogeneration

b)

photovoltaic cells

c)

concentrating solar power system

d)

active solar system

18.

These capture solar energy and convert it directly to electrical current by separating electrons from their parent atoms and accelerating them across a one way electrostatic barrier.

a)

cogeneration

b)

photovoltaic cells

c)

concentrating solar power system

d)

active solar system

19.

This pumps a heat absorbing fluid medium through a relatively small collector.

a)

cogeneration

b)

photovoltaic cells

c)

concentrating solar power system

d)

active solar system

20.

This strips hydrogen from fuels such as natural gas, methanol, ammonia, gasoline, ethanol, or even vegetable oil to power fuel cells.

a)

passive homes

b)

reformer

c)

flex fuel boilers

d)

feed in tariffs