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Alternative Energy and Heat Transfer Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the amount of energy received from the sun and the amount of energy returned to space are about equal, it is called________________________.

a)

Seasonal Equality

b)

Radiation Balance

c)

Solar Reradiation

d)

Global Warming

2.

Thermal Energy transferred by the circulation of a liquid or a gas is called

a)

thermal conduction

b)

convection

c)

convection current

d)

radiation

3.

Energy transferred as electromagnetic waves is called

a)

thermal conduction

b)

convection

c)

convection current

d)

radiation

4.

Convection currents transfer heat through

a)

solids and liquids

b)

solids and gases

c)

liquids and gases

d)

only solids

5.

One reason for global warming may be

a)

decreasing global gases

b)

increasing global gases

c)

increasing greenhouse gases

d)

decreasing greenhouse gases

6.

Global warming is the increase in the Earth's average surface temperature and is partly caused by human activity. What can we do to help slow global warming and reduce air pollution?

a)

buy cars with hybrid gas-electric engines

b)

increase the use of coal burning power plants

c)

increase SUV use throughout the United States

d)

replace fluorescent lights with incadescent bulbs

7.

Which is one practical way homeowners can conserve water?

a)

Reuse waste water for drinking

b)

use drip irrigation to water the lawn

c)

use native plants in the home landscape

d)

collect rainwater for irrigation of landscape plants and grass

8.

Recycling and reusing are very important ways to help people

a)

save natural resources

b)

clean up their homes

c)

make soil for plants

d)

kill harmful germs

9.

A photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and and burning fuels is called?

a)

acid

b)

smog

c)

petroleum

d)

gasoline

10.

Which of the following is NOT a way that humans can conserve natural resources?

a)

keep water sources free from pollution

b)

take only the resources that are needed

c)

leave lights on so energy is not wasted by turning them off and on

d)

recycle

11.

Petroleum and natural gas form mainly from

a)

decayed swamp plants

b)

the remains of land animals

c)

mineral deposits

d)

decayed sea organisms

12.

People do NOT obtain fossil fuels by

a)

strip mining

b)

surface mining

c)

drilling wells

d)

growing them as crops

13.

The energy contained in fossil fuels originally came from

a)

pressurization

b)

the sun

c)

heat from the center of the Earth

d)

the compression of fuels

14.

What is a resource that can be replaced at the same rate it is used?

a)

recyclable resource

b)

renewable resource

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

earth's resource

15.

What is reusing waste or scrap materials called?

a)

reducing

b)

recycling

c)

resourcing

d)

refreshing

16.

One kind of RENEWABLE resource from the ocean is

a)

oil

b)

natural gas

c)

wave energy

d)

minerals

17.

Which is NOT a renewable resource?

a)

wind

b)

sunlight

c)

biomass

d)

petroleum

18.

Which is NOT one of the three R's of conservation?

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

d)

recover

19.

Which of the following is an alternative to using fossil fuels?

a)

burning biomass

b)

burning coal

c)

using natural gas to heat homes

d)

using kerosene extraced from petroleum

20.

What is the scientific term for two or more nuclei joining together to form a new nucleus?

a)

Nucleosis

b)

Splitting

c)

Fusion

d)

Fission

21.

Electricity's energy created by the movement of falling water is called

a)

solar energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

hydroelectric energy

22.

Why are alternative fuels important for the future?

a)

they are really not important for the future

b)

fossil fuels are not renewable and we need other choices for energy

c)

they are always cheaper than fossil fuels

d)

they create more pullution

23.

Energy released by heat within the Earth is called

a)

solar energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

nuclear erngy

d)

hydroelectric energy

24.

Which is NOT used as biofuel?

a)

Manure

b)

Corn

c)

Wind

d)

Garbage

25.

Which of these is a renewable resource?

a)

wind

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

aluminum

26.

Fossil fuels are formed from the plants and animals that lived a long time ago. What is the original source of the energy that is stored in fossil fuels?

a)

animals

b)

the sun

c)

plants

d)

soil

27.

Which of these resources is nonrenewable?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

trees

28.

How do wind turbines depend on the sun's energy?

a)

rays of sunlight push on the turbines

b)

solar panels generate electricity to spin the turbines

c)

ray of sunlight release stored energy in the turbines

d)

the sun's energy causes the winds that turn the turbines

29.

I place a snowball in my hand and it melts. This is an example of _____________heat transfer.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

30.

The sun's rays heat up a puddle of water. This is an example of ________________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

31.

An egg is being cooked on a hot skillet. This is an example of_________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

32.

A heater is heating up the inside of a car. This is an example of ______________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

33.

Butter melting on pancakes is an example of ____________________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

34.

Baking a cake in the oven is an example of ____________________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

35.

Adding hot water to your cold bath water is an example of ____________________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

36.

Feeling the warm sun heat the back of your shirt is an example of ____________________________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

37.

The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds

a)

geothermal energy

b)

biomass

c)

chemical energy

d)

wind energy

38.

A mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel source

a)

gasohol

b)

biomass

c)

hydroelectric

d)

wind power

39.

The energy received by the Earth from the Sun in the form of radiation

a)

wind energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

solar energy

40.

This fossil fuel forms from the remains of swamp plants

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

petroleum

41.

A glow stick is an example of ___________________ energy.

a)

biomass

b)

chemical

c)

wind

d)

nuclear

42.

A wind mill is an example of __________ energy.

a)

solar

b)

nuclear

c)

wind

d)

geothermal

43.

A dam is an example of ________________ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

biomass

c)

solar

d)

hydroelectric

44.

Garbage and cow dung can be used as ______________ energy.

a)

hydroelectric

b)

solar

c)

biomass

d)

geothermal

45.

A geyser generates heat from inside the Earth, this is an example of ___________________ energy.

a)

solar

b)

wind

c)

nuclear

d)

geothermal

46.

A battery is an example of ______________ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

geothermal

c)

nuclear

d)

biomass

47.

Which of the following were sources of pollution in the movie The Lorax?

a)

Smog

b)

factories

c)

deforestation

d)

all of the above

48.

The Once-ler chopped down the first Trufflua tree to make a Thneed.

a)

true

b)

false

49.

Organic matter that can be a source of energy is called

a)

wind

b)

solar

c)

biomass

d)

geothermal

50.

The food you eat digests in your stomach. This is an example __________________________ energy.

a)

Hydroelectric

b)

Nuclear

c)

Solar

d)

Chemical