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AQA Physics Paper 1- Energy Resources

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

a)

They are limitless

b)

They exist in many places on Earth.

c)

They are originally from once-living things.

d)

They take millions of years to form.

2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

What is a negative impact of most renewable energy resources?

a)

expensive start up costs

b)

produce CO2 gas

c)

damage the environment

d)

produce poisonous waste

6.

What is a negative impact of wind turbines?

a)

unreliable

b)

noisy

c)

visual pollution

d)

produce carbon dioxide gas

7.

Which of these are non renewable energy resources?

a)

coal, oil, gas, wind

b)

coal, oil, gas, tidal

c)

coal, oil, gas, nuclear

d)

coal, oil, gas, solar

8.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
9.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals 
10.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
11.
The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?
a)
geothermal 
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
natural gas
12.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
13.
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
14.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
15.

Which is an environmental consequence of using biomass

as a source of energy?

a)

There are no environmental consequences for using biomass as a source of energy.

b)

Biomass creates harmful emission of carbon and sulfur, and causes massive cutting of trees.

c)

Biomass has a great impact on the temperature of fresh water and the amount of dissolved oxygen.

16.

Why is solar energy seldom used as an environmentally safe energy source in households to provide electricity?

a)

Solar energy can only be used with gasoline.

b)

Solar energy is difficult to capture and store for later use.

c)

Solar power facilities destroy animal habitats.

d)

Solar power creates radioactive waste.

17.

Which is most likely the greatest impact on the environment when a dam is built for hydroelectric power production?

a)

Animal populations increase rapidly in ecosystems upstream of the dam because of more available water.

b)

Plant populations suffer from increased competition beyond the dam because more land is available for cultivation.

c)

The water cycle is disturbed by the building of a dam because water is concentrated in new areas.

d)

The dam destroys habitats by creating reservoirs of water that flood lands upstream of the dam.

18.

Energy resources are mainly used to generate electricity, what are the two other major uses?

a)

Food

b)

Transport

c)

Weapons

d)

Heating

19.

Which energy resource is the most widely used for heating homes in the UK?

a)

Geothermal

b)

Wind

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Coal