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WorksheetsPHYSICS GCSE - Retrieval Quiz 18
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
The three types of fossil fuel are natural gas, coal and ...
methane
oil
uranium
wood
What turns the turbine in a thermal power station?
hamsters
water
air
steam
Nuclear power is...
renewable
non-renewable
What does carbon neutral mean?
It describes fuels that when burned will not increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
It describes fuels that when used will not increase carbon buried in the ground.
It describes fuels that when burned will not emit carbon dioxide.
It describes fuels that when burned will not leave any carbon behind.
What is a fuel?
something that can react to release chemical energy
something that can react to release energy as heat and light
an energy resource that will run out
an energy resource that will never run out
Which of the following is still most widely used to produce electricity?
The use of Renewable Resources
The use of Hydroelectric Power
The use of Nuclear Power
The use of Fossil Fuels
What is a wind farm?
A farm that uses windpower
Wind turbines grouped together in an area
A plant that produces energy to move wind turbines
A farm that produces wind
Wind Power is reliable.
True
False
In tidal power what is built across a river estuary?
a bridge
a dam
Wave power: Which answer is true?
Wave Powered generators are expensive to maintain
Wave Powered generators use the moving tides to produce electricity
Wave Powered generators convert the gravitational potential energy of the water into the kinetic energy of the moving turbine
Wave Powered generators convert the chemical energy of the water into the kinetic energy of the moving turbine
Geothermal Power Stations...
...use the magma in the Earth's crust to turn turbines
...use the thermal energy in the crust to heat water to steam that turns turbines
...use the chemical energy in the Earth's crust to heat oil which turns generators
...use the kinetic energy from the Earth's spin to turn generators which makes electrostatic energy
One disadvantage of geothermal energy is that ________________________________.
a plant cannot be built ANYWHERE
it doesn't cost a lot of money to build
it can provide power 24 hours a day
it doesn't harm ecosystems where it's built
What does a photovoltaic panel produce?
Heat
Thermal energy
Electricity
Mechanical energy
Trees are so important to our environment because they absorb (sink) which greenhouse gas?
methane
carbon dioxide
water vapor
oxygen
