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Sustainable energy year 8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was wind energy used by the Chinese and Babylonians 4000 years ago?

a)

to pump water for crops

b)

to generate electricity

c)

to grind corn to make flour

2.

What is meant by the term 'non-renewable energy'?

a)

Once the energy source has run out, it cannot be replaced

b)

The energy can be used more than once

c)

The energy comes from an eco-friendly source

d)

The energy will never run out

3.

Select TWO renewable energy sources

a)

Coal

b)

Gas

c)

Solar

d)

Wind

e)

Oil

4.

Select TWO fossil fuels

a)

Coal

b)

Gas

c)

Nuclear

d)

Solar

e)

Wind

5.
Most energy used by humans comes from:
a)
the sun
b)
the moon
c)
the earth
d)
water
6.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
7.

Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

a)

Loss of animal homes

b)

Climate change

c)

Increase in pollution

d)

All of the above

8.

Gas, oil and diesel are all examples of...

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

9.

Solar, wind and water energy are all...

a)

Non-sustainable resources

b)

Sustainable resources

10.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
11.
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
12.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

13.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)
Solar 
b)
Wind 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
water
14.

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

15.
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
16.
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
17.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
18.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
19.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

20.

Fossil Fuel are?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A group of dinosaur fossils

c)

A type of gas used for planes