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Grade 4 - Science - Renewable and Non-renewable energy sources

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Non-renewable resources

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

oil

d)

solar

e)

biomass

2.

What are TRUE about non-renewable resources

a)

Create lots of pollution

b)

Take millions of years to be replenished

c)

Contains a lot of energy

d)

Will run out

e)

Replenished naturally and over relatively short periods of time

3.

Which one creates no pollution?

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

c)

Fossil fuels

4.

Which one will never run out?

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

5.

Comes from natural resources that are not naturally replenished such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

a)
Non-renewable energy
b)

Renewable energy

6.

Comes from natural resources that are naturally replenished such as sunlight, wind, and waves.

(a)  

7.

Renewable energy

a)

Biomass energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Hydrothermal energy

e)

Fossil fuels

8.

We use energy for …..

a)

We use gas to heat our homes, water, and to cook our food.

b)

We use diesel, oil, or electricity for fuel to power our cars.

c)

We use electricity to power lots of things such as lights, TVs, and computers.

d)

None of above

9.

Nuclear power stations use ................. as fuel to make electricity.

a)

uranium

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

biomass

10.

Which doesn’t produce MUCH waste, so it is a very clean way of generating energy?

a)

nuclear power

b)

wind power

c)

solar power

d)

fossil fuel

11.

A natural resource taken from the ground, so it is not renewable.

a)

uranium

b)

solar

c)

wind

d)

biomass

12.

Comes from the Sun.

The Sun can be used to give us heat energy.

Solar panels are used to convert sunlight into energy.

a)

solar energy

b)

biomass energy

c)

wind energy

d)

hydropower energy

e)

geothermal energy

13.

Wind turbines are used to convert wind energy to electricity.

The wind blows the blades around and this movement is converted into electricity.

A group of turbines is called a wind farm.

(a)  

14.

Energy cam be obtained by burning natural waste materials such as scrap pieces of wood, dead trees, and unused parts of crops.

a)

biomass energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

hydropower energy

d)

solar energy

e)

wind energy

15.

Comes from moving water.

Water that flows down fast-flowing rivers is used to spin turbines in dams that generate electricity.

The movement of big waves at sea can also be used to generate energy.

a)

hydropower energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

biomass energy

d)

solar energy

e)

wind energy

16.

Is heat from under the Earth’s surface.

Can be collected from hot water just below the Earth’s surface, or hot magma deep below the surface.

A geothermal power plants is used to covert the heat from under the Earth’s surface to usable energy.

a)

geothermal energy

b)

hydropower energy

c)

biomass energy

d)

solar energy

e)

wind energy

17.
a)
renewable energy
b)

NON-renewable energy

18.
a)
non-renewable energy
b)

renewable energy

19.

Renewable energy

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
20.

Non-renewable energy

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
21.
a)
Renewable energy
b)

Non-renewable energy

22.
a)
Non-renewable energy
b)

renewable energy

23.

We use energy for …..

a)

electricity production

b)

heating

c)

transport

d)

All of above

24.

Nuclear power stations use (a)   as fuel to make electricity.

25.

This kind of energy comes from the Sun.

(a)  

26.

solar energy

a)
b)
c)
27.

What kind of energy is mentioned?

Water that flows down fast-flowing rivers is used to spin turbines in dams that generate electricity.

a)

hydropower energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

biomass energy

28.

What kind of energy is mentioned?

Can be collected from hot water just below the Earth’s surface, or hot magma deep below the surface.

a)

geothermal energy

b)

hydropower energy

c)

solar energy

29.

The release of something into the atmosphere.

a)

emission

b)

pollutant

c)

scrubber

30.

One of the gases that makes the atmosphere able to hold more heat, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor.

a)

greenhouse gas

b)

scrubber

c)

pollutant

d)

emission

31.

Fossil fuels are also called ...............

a)

Non-renewable resources

b)

Renewable resources

32.

The renewable energy source we can use in the area above is...

a)

geothermal power

b)

tidal power

c)

hydroelectrical power

33.

The renewable energy source we can use in the area above is...

a)

tidal power

b)

hydroelectrical power

c)

wind power

34.

The renewable energy source that we can get in a roof is...

a)

solar power

b)

geothermal power

c)

wind power

35.

...is a non-renewable energy source.

a)

coal

b)

biomass

c)

wind

36.

...is a non-renewable energy source.

a)

biomass

b)

nuclear

c)

wind

37.

...turn wind energy into electricity.

a)

windows

b)

wind shields

c)

wind turbines

38.

11. What does the word renewable mean?

a)

harmful to the environment

b)

able to be used more than once

c)

produced by falling and running water

d)

made in the United States of America

39.

12. Where does hydropower come from?

a)

water

b)

land

c)

air

d)

land

40.

Renewable energy produces more pollution than burning fossil fuels.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What is one disadvantage of solar energy?

a)

It is not available at night.

b)

It is not renewable.

c)

It cannot be stored.

d)

It cannot be changed into electricity.

42.

What does hydropower rely on to create energy?

a)

heat from Earth's interior

b)

energy from the sun

c)

biomass

d)

flowing water

43.

What renewable energy source comes from moving air?

a)

solar

b)

water

c)

oil

d)

wind

44.

Solar power, wind power, and water power are good because...

a)

they are expensive

b)

they are not powerful

c)

they don't create much pollution

45.

Oil is a ____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

46.
What is the best pro about renewable resources? 
a)
The are inexpensive 
b)
They are always available
c)
They are expensive
d)
They create pollution  
47.

Is the topic of RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY easy to understand?

a)

Yes, it is.

I understand everything about it.

b)

Not really, I need more practice.

c)

Not at all.

I don't understand a word about it.

48.

Who's the best teacher?

a)

Ms. Annie

b)

Ms. Annie

c)

Ms. Annie