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GAME : Renewable Energy Sources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Using the heat from the Earth to generate electricity would be called...
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Biometric
c)
Geothermal
d)
Fossil Fuels
2.
When energy is generated from the burning of wood or other organic matter, we call it_______.
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Biomass Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
3.
What do we call large areas of windmills?
a)
Wind farms
b)
Hurricanes
c)
Turbines
d)
Wind tunnels
4.
Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 
a)
Energy
b)
Biomass
c)
Heat
d)
Nuclear waste
5.
Energy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is called
a)
Geophysical
b)
Geography
c)
Geothermal
d)
Geographic
6.
Which energy uses water held behind a dam?
a)
Geothermal
b)
Hydroelectric
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
7.
Solar energy is 
a)
Energy from the uneven heating of the earth.
b)
Energy from burning fossil fuels.
c)
Energy from the sun.
d)
Energy from turbines.
8.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
A resource you can reuse
b)
An object you cannot replace
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
polluted resources
9.
Most water pollution is the result of
a)
human pollution activities.
b)
drought.
c)
volcanic eruptions.
d)
storms.
10.
Coal, gas, and petroleum are all examples of...
a)
Recycled fuels
b)
Fossil Fuels
c)
Renewable fuels
d)
Fancy Fuels
11.
What are the two types of resources?
a)
Renewable and Non-renewable
b)
Wearable and Non-wearable
c)
Usable and Non-usable
d)
Useful and Non-useful
12.
Which energy source has the least negative environmental impact?
a)
Biomass
b)
Nuclear
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Solar
13.
All of the following are considered alternative energy sources EXCEPT –
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Biofuel
d)
Solar
14.

The following picture is an example of what energy source?

a)

Hydro

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Nuclear

15.

Renewable resources are things that we can ________________.

a)

only use once

b)

burn

c)

dig up from the ground

d)

use over and over again

16.

Which of the following does not provide enough electricity to power an entire house?

a)

solar power

b)

wind power

c)

human muscle power

d)

geothermal energy

17.

Any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature lasting for an extended period of a decade or longer.

a)

BIOTECHNOLOGY

b)

CLIMATE CHANGE

c)

CONVECTION

d)

COMPOST

18.

The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product.

a)

REDUCE

b)

POLLUTION

c)

RECYCLE

d)

CONSUMER

19.

Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.

a)

BIODEGRADABLE

b)

BIOMASS

c)

REDUCE

d)

RECYCLABLE

20.

True or false:

The use of renewable energy is better for the environment than using nonrenewable energy.

a)

True

b)

False