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Nonrenewable Energy

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the forms of coal has highest percentage of carbon?

a)

Anthracite

b)

Bituminous

c)

Peat

d)

Lignite

2.

Which material is the initial starting point of coal formation?

a)

Bituminous

b)

Peat

c)

Anthracite

d)

Lignite

3.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
complex hydrocarbon compounds
b)
mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth
c)
a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago
4.
Which is not an environmental impact of using fossil fuels.
a)
Global Warming
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Oil Spill
d)
Rapid Population Growth
5.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
6.
This is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Petroleum
d)
Shale
7.
What are the two major forces involved with nuclear energy? 
a)
Fission and Fusion
b)
Alpha and Beta particles
c)
Gamma and Fission
d)
Radioactivity and Alpha Decay
8.
What type of radioactive decay is in this picture? 
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
d)
Fission
9.
What does a gamma ray consist of? 
a)
Photons
b)
Electrons
c)
Protons
d)
Neutrons
10.
A radioactive isotope has a half life of 30 years.  At year 0, there are 400 radioactive atoms.  How many are left after 120 years of decay? 
a)
50 atoms
b)
30 atoms
c)
25 atoms
d)
12.5 atoms
11.
What are two isotopes that are used in a Nuclear Reactor for electricity? 
a)
U-235 and Pu-239
b)
U-238 and He
c)
H and He
d)
C-14 and Pu-239
12.
What happens to the nuclei of isotopes during a FISSION reaction? 
a)
They break down or break a part
b)
They fuse and/or combine together
c)
They add more neutrons to its mass
d)
They collapse into a black hole 
13.
What happens to the nuclei of isotopes during a FUSION reaction? 
a)
They break down or break a part
b)
They fuse and/or combine together
c)
They add more neutrons to its mass
d)
They collapse into a black hole 
14.
What process does the Sun go through in order to produce limitless energy for billions of years? 
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
d)
Isotopic implosion 
15.

What do wind turbines, hydro electric dams, and ethanol plants have in common

a)

All produce electrical current without pollution

b)

All use generators to produce electrical current

c)

All convert gravitational potential energy to electric current

d)

All convert thermal energy to electrical energy

16.

Electric current is the flow of ______________________

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

both protons and neutrons

17.

According to the Department of Energy website, all of the following are factors below affect the amount of SOLAR RADIATION (light energy) entering the Earth EXCEPT for one, which is it?

a)

Geographic Location

b)

Time of the Day

c)

Local Landscape

d)

Wind Speed

18.

The main material that is used in the production of photovoltaic cells is __________________

a)

Carbon

b)

Silicon

c)

Uranium

d)

Hydrogen

19.

Which nation leads the world in installed wind energy?

a)

The Netherlands

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

Germany

20.

Why does the voltage from a chemical cell that is connected in a circuit with a lamp eventually reach zero?

a)

The lamp breaks

b)

One of the reactants is used up

c)

The circuit becomes broken

21.

In a hydrogen fuel cell used to power a car, where does the oxygen come from?

a)

The air

b)

A catalyst

c)

The fuel

22.
What is one problem with fuel cells
a)
They are innefficient
b)
They produce harmful chemicles
c)
It is difficult to supply them with fuel
d)
They can't help make gasoline
23.

What is the main type of coolant used in a reactor?

a)

graphite

b)

water

c)

sodium

d)

uranium

24.

Which statement is true about isotopes?

a)

Isotopes of an element have the same number of neutrons in their nuclei, but different numbers of protons.

b)

Isotopes of an element have different chemical properties.

c)

Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons in their nuclei, but different numbers of neutrons.

d)

Isotopes of an element have the same relative atomic mass.

25.
Which BEST describes how coal forms?
a)
dead plant material completely decomposes in a desert environment
b)
tiny sea animals and plants die and are buried by sediment 
c)
dead plant material temporarily decays in a swamp environment
d)
dead animals partially decay in a desert environment
26.

Various material which are obtained from nature are called natural resources.Which of the following is not a natural resource

a)

Minerals

b)

Water

c)

Soil

d)

Plastic

27.

Petroleum was formed from organisms

a)

living on the land

b)

living in the sea

c)

living on the plants

d)

living on the rocks

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