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PHYSICS GCSE - Retrieval Quiz 18

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three types of fossil fuel are natural gas, coal and ...

a)

methane

b)

oil

c)

uranium

d)

wood

2.

What turns the turbine in a thermal power station?

a)

hamsters

b)

water

c)

air

d)

steam

3.

Nuclear power is...

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

4.

What does carbon neutral mean?

a)

It describes fuels that when burned will not increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

b)

It describes fuels that when used will not increase carbon buried in the ground.

c)

It describes fuels that when burned will not emit carbon dioxide.

d)

It describes fuels that when burned will not leave any carbon behind.

5.

What is a fuel?

a)

something that can react to release chemical energy

b)

something that can react to release energy as heat and light

c)

an energy resource that will run out

d)

an energy resource that will never run out

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.

Which of the following is still most widely used to produce electricity?

a)

The use of Renewable Resources

b)

The use of Hydroelectric Power

c)

The use of Nuclear Power

d)

The use of Fossil Fuels

8.

What is a wind farm?

a)

A farm that uses windpower

b)

Wind turbines grouped together in an area

c)

A plant that produces energy to move wind turbines

d)

A farm that produces wind

9.

Wind Power is reliable.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In tidal power what is built across a river estuary?

a)

a bridge

b)

a dam

11.

Wave power: Which answer is true?

a)

Wave Powered generators are expensive to maintain

b)

Wave Powered generators use the moving tides to produce electricity

c)

Wave Powered generators convert the gravitational potential energy of the water into the kinetic energy of the moving turbine

d)

Wave Powered generators convert the chemical energy of the water into the kinetic energy of the moving turbine

12.

Geothermal Power Stations...

a)

...use the magma in the Earth's crust to turn turbines

b)

...use the thermal energy in the crust to heat water to steam that turns turbines

c)

...use the chemical energy in the Earth's crust to heat oil which turns generators

d)

...use the kinetic energy from the Earth's spin to turn generators which makes electrostatic energy

13.

One disadvantage of geothermal energy is that ________________________________.

a)

a plant cannot be built ANYWHERE

b)

it doesn't cost a lot of money to build

c)

it can provide power 24 hours a day

d)

it doesn't harm ecosystems where it's built

14.

What does a photovoltaic panel produce?

a)

Heat

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Electricity

d)

Mechanical energy

15.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
16.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
b)
cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere
17.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
18.

Trees are so important to our environment because they absorb (sink) which greenhouse gas?

a)

methane

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water vapor

d)

oxygen