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Energy Resources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which fossil fuel is used the most as an energy resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Natural gas

c)

Coal

2.

Fossil fuel are stores of

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Potential energy

3.

Coal is formed from the remains of plants that died millions of years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Oil and gas are formed from the remains of sea creatures

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Most electricity generated in power stations burn fossil fuel, especially

a)

Coal and natural gas

b)

Oil and coal

c)

Oil and natural gas

6.

Like fossil fuel, nuclear energy is also a non-renewable source of energy

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

non-renewable resources

c)

replaceable resources

d)

non-replaceable resources

8.

2. Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

the earth

9.

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

a)

Nuclear power plant

b)

Solar station

c)

Hydroelectric power plant

10.

Waves and tidal currents in ocean can also be used to generate electricity

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A photovoltaic cell captures ____ to be used for power.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

sunlight

d)

coal

12.

What type of power plant uses scraps from farming, waste products and wood to generate electricity?

a)

Nuclear power plant

b)

Hydroelectric power plant

c)

Biofuel/Biomass power plant

d)

Geothermal power plant

13.

Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a _____ power plant.

a)

biofuel

b)

hydroelectric

c)

nuclear

14.

Nuclear fuels are not burnt like fossil fuel, their energy is released in a

a)

nuclear reactor

b)

gas reactor

c)

nuclear station

15.

Which are non renewable resources?

(Choose all correct answers)

a)

natural gas

b)

oil

c)

water in a dam

d)

nuclear energy

e)

coal