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Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 4hrs 23mins

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Class
Date
1.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
2.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Forever Fuel
3.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
4.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
5.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
6.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
7.
Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
8.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
9.
Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?
a)
a.  They can never be replaced.
b)
a.  They cannot be easily replaced.
c)
a.  They can be recycled.
d)
a.  They can be made in factories.
10.
Some power plants pump water down deep holes into hot rock. The hot rock heats the water, which turns the water into steam. The steam rushes back to Earth’s surface and is used to make electricity. This plant is generating which alternative energy resource?
a)
biomass
b)
wind
c)
solar energy
d)
geothermal energy
11.
Biomass
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
12.
Nuclear
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
13.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products
b)
Form underground from dead organisms.
c)
Replaced in a short period of time
d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
14.

Use the diagram to put the steps below in the correct order to describe how electrical energy is generated in an electrical power plant.

  1. Electricity is generated.
  2. Magnet spins between wire coils.
  3. Water is heated and changes to steam.
  4. Steam makes turbine spin.
  5. Fossil fuel is burned.
a)

Steps 1, 3, 4, 2, then 5.

b)

Steps 5, 2, 4, 3, then 1.

c)

Steps 5, 3, 4, 2, then 1.

d)

Steps 1, 2, 4, 3, then 5.

15.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
16.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
17.
Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 
a)
then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
b)
They can get extremely hot
c)
Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
d)
this would destroy fossils
18.

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

a)

They are stored

b)

They are burned

c)

They are melted

d)

They are frozen

19.

In a power station, what causes the turbine to turn?

a)

Heat

b)

Gas

c)

Air

d)

Steam

20.

What does "clean" mean for energy sources?

a)

not dirty

b)

does not create pollution

c)

creates pollution

d)

smells good

21.

What is an energy resource?

a)

a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work

b)

something formed from buried plants and animals

c)

force that opposes motion

d)

resource that can never be replaced

22.

What are nonrenewable resources?

a)

energy sources that are replaced faster than they are used

b)

energy sources that can never be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used

c)

a natural product that can be changed into other forms of energy to do work

23.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

energy producers that comes from radioactive elements

b)

a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work

c)

energy resources that formed from buried plants and animals that lived a very long time ago

d)

resources that are replaced faster than they are used

24.

All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

natural gas

25.

All of the following are uses of fossil fuels EXCEPT

a)

to produce electrical energy

b)

gasoline

c)

to heat homes

d)

windmills

26.

What changes chemical energy from fossil fuels into electrical energy?

a)

electric generators

b)

nuclear fission

c)

power plants

d)

windmills

27.

Where does nuclear energy come from?

a)

Electric generators

b)

radioactive elements

c)

fossil fuels

d)

geothermal energy

28.

Nuclear fission is a process where the nucleus of an atom splits into two smaller nuclei.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Splitting atoms creates nuclear energy and what other type of energy?

a)

electrical

b)

thermal

c)

sound

d)

light

30.

What is a renewable energy resource?

a)

an energy source that is replaced more slowly than they are used

b)

an energy source that can never be replaced

c)

an energy source that is replaced faster than they are used

d)

a fossil fuel

31.

What is a device that changes solar energy into electrical energy?

a)

wind turbine

b)

perpetual motion machine

c)

electric generator

d)

solar cell

32.

Geothermal energy is made from water being pumped underground near hot rock, turning it to steam.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Biomass is nonorganic matter that gives off energy when burned.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

All are disadvantages of using Fossil Fuels EXCEPT

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Nonrenewable resources

c)

risk of oil spill

d)

produces acid precipitation

35.

All are advantages of using Nuclear energy EXCEPT

a)

no air pollution

b)

Renewable resource

c)

concentrated energy form

36.

All are advantages of using Wind energy EXCEPT

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Inexpensive

c)

Nonrenewable Resource

d)

no pollution

37.

All are disadvantages of using Water energy EXCEPT

a)

Nonrenewable resource

b)

needs dams that hurt the ecosystem

c)

needs rivers

38.

All are disadvantages of using Biomass as an energy source EXCEPT

a)

needs a lot of farmland

b)

Nonrenewable resource

c)

produces smoke

39.

All are advantages of using Geothermal energy EXCEPT

a)

Nonrenewable resource

b)

Renewable resource

c)

almost endless source

d)

little land needed

40.

What is a renewable energy source.

a)

Coal

b)

Solar Power

c)

Nuclear Power

d)

Natural Gas

41.

What is a non renewable energy source.

a)

Solar Power

b)

Wind

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Tidal

42.

It takes over millions of years for fossil fuels to form underground.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What are the 3 MAIN types of fossil fuels?

a)

Coal - Oil - Nuclear

b)

Coal - Oil - Solar

c)

Oil - Coal - Gas

44.

Fossil Fuels are reliable

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Running costs for fossil fuels are high

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Wind energy

a)

is less expensive than fossil fuels

b)

is difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availability

c)

is a renewable source of energy

d)

utilizes small or large areas of land not previously used

47.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
48.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
49.

The releasing of stored chemical energy in fuels by burning; burning gas in car, burning wood is called ____________________________.

a)

combustion

b)

fossil fuels

c)

resources

d)

greenhouse gases

50.

Select ALL the options that are fossil fuels.

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

nuclear energy

d)

natural gas

51.

What is the energy produced by moving water?

a)

hydroelectric power

b)

streams

c)

hydrowater power

d)

rivers

52.

What is it called when two hydrogen nuclei combine to form one helium nucleus which has less mass than the hydrogen nuclei?

a)

nucleus

b)

nuclear power

c)

nuclear fusion

d)

nuclear fission

53.

Coal is formed from .....

a)

decaying plant remains

b)

hydrogen atoms

c)

nuclei

d)

living plants and animals

54.

Select all the renewable energy sources.

a)

wind

b)

nuclear

c)

geothermal

d)

moving water

55.

___________________ stops the transfer of heat.

a)

Insulation

b)

Air conditioners

c)

Heating systems

d)

Windows

56.

What do we call liquid fossil fuel?

a)

petroleum

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

nuclear energy

57.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products
b)
Form underground from dead organisms.
c)
Replaced in a short period of time
d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
58.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
59.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals 
60.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
61.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
62.
The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?
a)
geothermal 
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
natural gas
63.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
64.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
65.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
66.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
67.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
68.
What is a testable hypothesis?
a)
can be tested
b)
not an opinion
c)
makes logical sense
d)
all of the above
69.
What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?
a)
lots and lots of pollution
b)
Kills wild bird population
c)
Radioactive waste
d)
Increases potential for flooding 
70.
If a business is considered to be "green", how could you add to the electrical power system? 
a)
use hydroelectricity
b)
add solar panels to roof
c)
use nuclear power
d)
use a coal powered generator
71.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
72.
The type of energy that cattle create is ________? 
a)
biomass
b)
solar
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear
73.
If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has  changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?
a)
A dam could be built to store water
b)
A well could be dug to hold the water
c)
Wind turbines could be built on the banks.
d)
You could fish in the river.
74.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
75.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
76.
Some students made a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock.  The students pour 2 cm of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box.  Then they add 1 cm of gravel.  Finally, they pour 2 cm of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel.  Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?
a)
Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
b)
Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.
c)
Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
d)
Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.
77.
Coal often forms where once there was swamps.  What characteristic of swamps is important to the formation of coal?
a)
High Temperature
b)
Abundant Plant Life
c)
Frequent Rains
d)
Reptile Predators
78.
Geothermal energy is energy from 
a)
the sun
b)
heat from deep in the earth
c)
wind
d)
inexhaustable
79.
Energy made from moving water or falling water is
a)
geothermal energy
b)
solar energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
hydroelectrical energy
80.
Which of the following sources of energy is classified as an alternative energy source?
a)
Mined coal
b)
Geothermal heat
c)
Crude oil
d)
Natural gas
81.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
82.
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
a)
Cooling and Hardening
b)
Heat and Pressure
c)
Compacting and Cementing
d)
Melting
83.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
84.
Many man made projects use nonrenewable resources such as oil or petroleum.  Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve nonrenewable resources?
a)
reduce the amount of disposable products we use
b)
reuse products more than once
c)
recycle items by using them for more than one purpose
d)
refuse to limit the purchase of unessential items
85.

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

a)

They are limitless

b)

They exist in many places on Earth.

c)

They are originally from once-living things.

d)

They take millions of years to form.

86.

One benefit of geothermal energy is that ________________________________.

a)

a plant can be built ANYWHERE

b)

it doesn't cost a lot of money to build

c)

it can provide power 24 hours a day

d)

it harms ecosystems where it's built

87.

Which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

a)

Both are renewable resources

b)

Both require wind in order to work

c)

Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

d)

Neither one causes global warming

88.

What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?

a)

lots and lots of pollution

b)

Kills wild bird population

c)

Radioactive waste

d)

Increases potential for flooding

89.

What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

a)

cheap and a lot pollution

b)

expensive and a lot of pollution

c)

cheap and little pollution

d)

expensive and little pollution

90.

If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?

a)

A dam could be built to store water

b)

A well could be dug to hold the water

c)

Wind turbines could be built on the banks.

91.

Which renewable resource uses the natural resource in the picture below to produce energy?

a)

wind

b)

tidal

c)

biomass

d)

geothermal

92.

Which of the following is an advantage of using coal as an energy resource?

a)

There is not an abundant supply of coal.

b)

Coal is less expensive than oil.

c)

Burning coal contributes to global warming.

d)

Coal can be used to produce electricity.

93.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

a)

Not easily available

b)

causes pollution when burned

c)

only available at certain times

d)

creates long lasting waste

94.

Another advantage of using hydropower is that

a)

it's able to produce a steady flow of energy 24 hours a day

b)

it's very cheap to build a dam

c)

no ecosystems are destroyed by damming up a river

d)

dams cause flooding

95.

Why do most of the power plants in the US burn coal as an energy source?

a)

They haven't developed the technology to use anything else.

b)

Mining for coal does not harm any habitats or ecosystems.

c)

Coal is a non-polluting source of energy.

d)

Coal is a renewable energy source.

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