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Vocabulary 4.1 Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A source or energy supply used to generate electric power

a)

energy conservation

b)

landfill

c)

renewable

d)

energy resource

2.

A disposal site for solid waste

a)

biomass

b)

landfill

c)

greenhouse gases

d)

hydropower

3.

Material from living things that can be converted into usable energy

a)

renewable

b)

biomass

c)

landfill

d)

coal

4.

A type of energy produced by a machine or moving part

a)

mechanical energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

radiant energy

d)

thermal energy

5.

Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

a)

nonrenewable

b)

oil

c)

renewable

d)

pollution

6.

Scientific law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed

a)

energy conservation

b)

nonrenewable

c)

Law of conservation of energy

d)

renewable

7.

The presence of harmful or unwanted levels of material in the environment

a)

natural gas

b)

biomass

c)

fossil fuel

d)

pollution

8.

Energy from turbines that harness the movement of air and convert it to usable energy

a)

geothermal energy

b)

solar energy

c)

hydroelectric energy

d)

wind energy

9.

Energy stored in chemical bonds and released through chemical reactions

a)

electrical energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

sound energy

d)

radiant energy

10.

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere

a)

natural gas

b)

petroleum

c)

greenhouse gases

d)

nuclear

11.

A hard, black solid fuel formed from the remains of plants over millions of years and extracted from the ground

a)

oil

b)

nuclear power

c)

geothermal energy

d)

coal

12.

The change of energy from one form to another

a)

energy transformation

b)

elastic energy

c)

energy conservation

d)

law of conservation of energy

13.

Not replaceable by natural means within a short amount of time

a)

renewable

b)

energy conservation

c)

nonrenewable

d)

energy resource

14.

The total kinetic energy of the tiny particles that make up matter and become warmer the faster they move

a)

nuclear power

b)

radiation

c)

solar power

d)

thermal energy

15.

A form of energy that is made by vibrations traveling through mediums such as air, water, or solids.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

sound energy

c)

light energy

d)

electrical energy

16.

Stored in objects by force

a)

elastic energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

geothermal energy

d)

fossil fuels

17.

Management of the use of energy resources

a)

fossil fuels

b)

biomass

c)

energy conservation

d)

energy transformation

18.

Heat transferred from beneath the Earth's surface and used to produce energy for human use

a)

Hydropower energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Geothermal energy

19.

Gas found in the ground above petroleum deposits and burned to obtain energy; a fossil fuel

a)

greenhouse gases

b)

petroleum

c)

natural gas

d)

coal

20.

Energy collected from the sun and converted into usable energy

a)

electrical energy

b)

greenhouse gases

c)

solar energy

d)

nuclear energy

21.

Energy from the decay of uranium atoms

a)

light energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

solar energy

d)

thermal energy

22.

A flammable, yellow-to-black liquid made of hydrocarbons occurring naturally beneath Earth's surface

a)

coal

b)

pollution

c)

petroleum oil

d)

natural gas

23.

Energy that travels through space in wave-like patterns

a)

light energy

b)

sound energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

chemical energy

24.

A renewable resource based on the natural movement of water

a)

geothermal energy

b)

wind energy

c)

hydropower

d)

elastic energy

25.

Energy made by the flow of electrical charges through a conductor

a)

light energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

thermal energy