WorksheetsEnergy and Environment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
From the chart on the bottom of p. 235 of Florida Physical Science, which of the following fuels has the highest energy content?
natural gas
petroleum
coal
wood
From the chart near the top of p. 235, which non-renewable energy source was used in the US the most in 2008?
natural gas
petroleum
coal
hydroelectric power
From p. 235, what country in 2009 used more energy than any other?
Russia
China
US
Canada
From p. 235, the combustion reaction from burning of fossil fuels converts the _____________ _____________ energy that is stored in the bonds into thermal energy and light.
chemical potential
gravitational potential
kinetic
electrical kinetic
From p. 237, what percent of all the coal that is used in the US is burned by power plants to produce electricity?
50%
67%
90%
100%
From the chart on p. 238, which of the energy sources below does NOT supply electricity to the US?
coal
nuclear power
hydroelectric
geothermal
From p. 239, which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using fossil fuels?
releases particles into air that cause breathing problems
releases CO2 into the atmosphere
heats the environment
relatively abundant source
From p. 240, all fossil fuels are (a) resources.
From p. 240, nonrenewable resources cannot be (a) by natural processes as quickly as they are used.
From p. 244, which of the following is NOT an advantage of nuclear power?
does not produce air pollutants
doesn't release CO2 into the atmosphere
can release harmful radiation
From pgs. 248-253, which of the following are NOT renewable energy sources?
solar and coal
hydroelectric and wind
geothermal and wave (ocean) energy
hydrogen and biomass
From pgs. 248-253, which renewable energy source uses a photovoltaic cell to convert radiant energy into electrical energy?
solar
hydroelectric
wind
geothermal
From pgs. 248-253, which renewable energy source is produced with a dam and rapidly-moving water?
solar
wind
hydroelectric
wave power
From pgs. 248-253, which renewable energy source behaves like a battery?
solar
hydrogen fuel
biomass
geothermal
From pgs. 248-253, which renewable energy source is one of the oldest, which uses organic matter to convert chemical potential energy to thermal energy?
biomass
hydrogen fuel
geothermal
fossil fuel
From pgs. 248-253, which renewable energy source uses natural energy from volcanoes and geysers, like at Yellowstone National Park?
wave power
geothermal
hydroelectric
biomass
From p. 251, one disadvantage of wind energy is that only a (a) places have enough wind to meet our energy needs.
From p. 253, of the 4 types of alternative ways to power cars mentioned, which uses more energy than it produces?
biomass
hybrid electric/gas
hydrogen fuel cells
battery
From the chart on p. 265, which of the following energy sources makes steam that turns a turbine to produce electricity?
solar
hydroelectric
fossil fuels
nuclear
From the chart on p. 265, which type of renewable energy converts gravitational potential energy into electrical energy?
hydroelectric
wind
geothermal
solar
