WorksheetsTBSHS GCSE Geography. Energy Quiz 5 - Germany
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
In 2020, what percentage of Germany's energy mix was produced from renewable resources?
10
15
28
33
Germany closed the last of its nuclear power stations in 2023.
What significant event in 2011 prompted Germany to speed up the closure process?
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
The Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion
The Fukushima tsunami and subsequent nuclear accident
The construction of the Three Gorges Dam
National scale targets for greenhouse gas emissions are measured against 1990 levels.
Germany has committed to reducing greenhouse emissions by ___ % by 2050.
30
40
60
80
Germany's energy plan up until 2050 includes TWO main strategies:
Increase nuclear capacity
Drive down energy consumption
Increase supply from renewables
Promote clean coal technology
When the government pays producers of renewable energy, e.g. homes and businesses, for the electricity they produce.
Unsustainable energy production
Sustainable energy production
Feed-out tariffs
Feed-in tariffs
The Bavaria Solarpark uses nearly 60,000 photovoltaic panels.
The project is anticipated to reduce CO2 emissions by _____________ tonnes over the next 30 years.
1000
10,000
100,000
1 million
In 2014, Germany was producing approximately 8% of its electricity from wind turbines.
In 2020, this figure was almost...
20%
25%
30%
40%
Developing wind power
TWO strategies promoted by the German government:
Replacing old wind turbines with new, more efficient designs to increase energy production
Build more onshore wind farms in urban locations close to the consumers
All new homes to include a wind turbine to take advantage of feed-in tariffs
Build new wind farms in offshore locations to increase sustainable energy output
Which energy resource is Germany planning to phase out by 2038?
Natural gas
Oil
Coal
Nuclear
In 2014, Germany produced around 30% of its electricity from renewables.
In 2024, this figure was around...
25
40
50
60
