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Energy Resources

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 3hrs 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
3.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals 
4.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
5.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
6.
The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?
a)
geothermal 
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
natural gas
7.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
8.
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
9.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
10.
If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has  changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?
a)
A dam could be built to store water
b)
A well could be dug to hold the water
c)
Wind turbines could be built on the banks.
d)
You could fish in the river.
11.
One problem with ____ energy is that it produces radioactive waste. 
a)
nuclear
b)
solar
c)
tidal
d)
wind
12.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
13.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
14.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
15.
What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?
a)
lots and lots of pollution
b)
Kills wild bird population
c)
Radioactive waste
d)
Increases potential for flooding 
16.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
17.
The type of energy that cattle create is ________? 
a)
biomass
b)
solar
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear
18.
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
19.
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
20.
The formation of fossil fuels is a process that takes millions of years and starts with energy from the sun. The sun contributes to the formation of fossil fuels by - 
a)
heating up the Earth's core where fossil fuels form
b)
generating winds so humans use less fossil fuels
c)
give energy to the living things that become fossil fuels 
d)
giving off heat, similar to burning fossil fuels
21.
Geothermal energy is energy from 
a)
the sun
b)
heat from deep in the earth
c)
wind
d)
inexhaustable
22.
Energy made from moving water or falling water is
a)
geothermal energy
b)
solar energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
hydroelectrical energy
23.

This picture represents which type of energy resource?

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Bio fuels

d)

Geothermal

24.
Many man made projects use nonrenewable resources such as oil or petroleum.  Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve nonrenewable resources?
a)
reduce the amount of disposable products we use
b)
reuse products more than once
c)
recycle items by using them for more than one purpose
d)
refuse to limit the purchase of unessential items
25.

Which of these is a true statement about nuclear power?

a)

It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

b)

It doesn't cost a lot of money to build.

c)

It does not produce radioactive waste.

d)

It produces very little amounts of energy.

26.

Which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

a)

Both are renewable resources

b)

Both require wind in order to work

c)

Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

d)

Neither one causes global warming

27.

What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?

a)

lots and lots of pollution

b)

Kills wild bird population

c)

Radioactive waste

d)

Increases potential for flooding

28.

Which renewable resource uses the natural resource in the picture below to produce energy?

a)

wind

b)

tidal

c)

biomass

d)

geothermal

29.

Which of the following is an advantage of using coal as an energy resource?

a)

There is not an abundant supply of coal.

b)

Coal is less expensive than oil.

c)

Burning coal contributes to global warming.

d)

Coal can be used to produce electricity.

30.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

a)

Not easily available

b)

causes pollution when burned

c)

only available at certain times

d)

creates long lasting waste

31.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Forever Fuel
32.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
33.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
34.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
35.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
36.
Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
37.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
38.
Some power plants pump water down deep holes into hot rock. The hot rock heats the water, which turns the water into steam. The steam rushes back to Earth’s surface and is used to make electricity. This plant is generating which alternative energy resource?
a)
biomass
b)
wind
c)
solar energy
d)
geothermal energy
39.

Wood is a ____________.

a)

biomass

b)

bio gas

c)

coal

d)

petroleum

40.

Nuclear energy is a _________________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

41.

Use the diagram to put the steps below in the correct order to describe how electrical energy is generated in an electrical power plant.

  1. Electricity is generated.
  2. Magnet spins between wire coils.
  3. Water is heated and changes to steam.
  4. Steam makes turbine spin.
  5. 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.

42.
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
43.

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

a)

They are stored

b)

They are burned

c)

They are melted

d)

They are frozen

44.

In a power station, what causes the turbine to turn?

a)

Heat

b)

Gas

c)

Air

d)

Steam

45.

What does "clean" mean for energy sources?

a)

not dirty

b)

does not create pollution

c)

creates pollution

d)

smells good

46.

This energy resource is only practical in regions that have hot springs and volcanoes.

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Geothermal

d)

Hydroelectric

47.
Dams disrupt a river’s ecosystem and are only available in areas that have large, fast-flowing rivers.  This is a disadvantage of ___. 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Fossil Fuels
c)
Nuclear
d)
Hydroelectric
48.

Expensive to use for large scale energy production and it is only practical for areas with lots of sunny days. This is a disadvantage of ______.

a)

Coal

b)

Solar

c)

Oil

d)

Wind

49.

The development of a nuclear power plant at an ocean site is expected to produce an enormous amount of electric power for a large population. Ocean water will be used to cool the plant and then returned to the ocean. What unintended consequence should be analyzed before starting construction?

a)

number of kilowatts produced per home

b)

the effect of warmed water on aquatic life

c)

the impact of other energy­producing resources

d)

energy use per person

50.

Which best describes a disadvantage of using wind power to generate electricity?

a)

The technology used to generate electricity from wind is expensive.

b)

Much of the energy in wind power is lost when it is converted to electricity.

c)

The source of wind needed to generate electricity is variable and unpredictable.

d)

The amount of electrical energy produced from wind power is too great for power lines to withstand.

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