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Energy Types Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Solar Energy is not a renewable energy source?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Solar Energy is created by what?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Wind

d)

Water

3.

Solar Cells convert light into electricity?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Someone wants to put solar panels on their house. They live in a location where it is cloudy a lot and their house is shaded by trees. Should this person be putting solar panels on their house?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
6.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

7.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)
Solar 
b)
Wind 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
water
8.

What is a renewable resource?

a)

A resource you can reuse over and over

b)

An object you cannot replace

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

A resource that has a nearly unlimited supply

9.
Wind Energy is...
a)
 Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
10.
The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
a)
Water
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Geothermal
11.
Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...
a)
Hydropower
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Solar Energy
12.

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Biomass

d)

Solar

13.
What do we call large areas of windmills?
a)
Wind farms
b)
Hurricanes
c)
Turbines
d)
Wind tunnels
14.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
15.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
16.

Energy created from wood, peat moss, and manure is called __________________ energy.

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

natural

d)

solar

17.

Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because they

a)

do not produce pollution

b)

are no longer used by humans

c)

are created so quickly

d)

take millions of years to form, so once they're gone, they're gone

18.

What are the main fossil fuels?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Nuclear Energy

19.

What is the main element in fossil fuels?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Methane

d)

Uranium

20.
1. What is it called when you generate electricity with a dam and water?
a)
Geothermal Energy
b)
Hydroelectric energy
c)
Radiation energy
21.
2. What is it called when humans generate electricity by using the heat of the Earth?
a)
Geothermal Energy
b)
Hydroelectric Energy
c)
Radiation Energy
22.
3. What is a generator?
a)
A machine that creates radiation.
b)
A machine that turns mechanical into electrical energy.
c)
A type of wind energy
23.
5. What is one one disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?
a)
It does not work if you don't have volcanoes nearby.
b)
It doesn't work if the it is not windy.
c)
It doesn't work if you don't have rivers or moving water nearby.
24.
4. Which of the following is one of the disadvantages of geothermal energy?
a)
Geothermal energy only works on windy days.
b)
Geothermal energy doesn't work everywhere since you need a volcano nearby.
c)
Geothermal does not work if there are no rivers or moving water nearby.
25.
7. Fossil fuels are considered....
a)
Non-renewable
b)
Renewable
26.
9. What is one advantage of geothermal energy from the options below?
a)
Geothermal energy makes no pollution.
b)
Geothermal energy works everywhere on Earth.
c)
Geothermal energy relies on the power of the sun.
27.
The step needed for sea plants and animals to become hydrocarbons is
a)
enormous heat and pressure
b)
shallow burial by sediments
c)
refining and processing
d)
drilling and distillation
28.
Crude and refined oil is transported around the US mainly by
a)
trains (20 mi/hr)
b)
pipelines (5 mi/hr)
c)
airplanes (500 mi/hr)
d)
tankers (70 mi/hr)
29.
Most of the barrel of crude oil is refined into
a)
jet fuel & heating oil
b)
diesel & liquefied gas
c)
gasoline & jet fuel
d)
diesel & gasoline
30.
Drilling, refining, and using petroleum is responsible for which environmental hazard?
a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
groundwater pollution
d)
all 3 types of pollution
31.

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Wood

c)

Cow dung

d)

Dry leaves

32.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
complex hydrocarbon compounds
b)
mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth
c)
a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago
33.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
34.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
35.

What are the most common sources of energy used in automobiles?

a)

Wood and coal

b)

Petroleum and diesel

c)

LPG and cow dung

d)

Natural gas and coal

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