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MYP 2: How can energy be produced sustainably

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this chapter?

a)

How is a sustainable world possible?

b)

Why are natural environments important to societies?

c)

How can energy be produced sustainably?

d)

Sustainability today

e)

none of the above

2.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

valuable metal

b)

sunlight

c)

plants

d)

electricity

e)

none of the above

3.

Natural resources can be categorized as either...

a)

renewable and un-renewable

b)

renewable and natural

c)

biotic and abiotic

d)

sustainable and metals

e)

none of the above

4.

___________means they are living or come from living things.

a)

Abiotic

b)

Non-renewable

c)

Natural resource

d)

Biomass

e)

none of the above

5.

Which of the following is an example of a biotic resource?

a)

technology

b)

copper

c)

iron

d)

rock

e)

none of the above

6.

What kind of resource would fish be classified as?

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

c)

sustainable

d)

abiotic

e)

none of the above

7.

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

a)

coal

b)

wind power

c)

trees

d)

fish stocks

e)

none of the above

8.

__________ refers to the workforce and the different skills that people have to complete different tasks.

a)

economic resources

b)

human resources

c)

people resources

d)

skilled resources

e)

none of the above

9.

Which are the proper human and economic resource inputs?

a)

land, labor, capital, technology

b)

labor, natural resources, money, technology

c)

natural resources, human resources, money and technology

d)

land, labor, resources, technology

e)

none of the above

10.

When were the first power stations built?

a)

late 19th century

b)

early 20th century

c)

early 19th century

d)

mid-19th century

e)

none of the above

11.

What does "finite" mean?

a)

The thing is limited

b)

The thing is unlimited

c)

There is very little of this resource

d)

There is a lot of this resource

e)

none of the above

12.

What year did the accident at Chernobyl happen

a)

1988

b)

1987

c)

1991

d)

1976

e)

none of the above

13.

What year did the Fukushima disaster happer?

a)

1999

b)

1987

c)

2009

d)

2011

e)

none of the above

14.

Where can natural resources be found?

a)

Only in some places

b)

In Taiwan

c)

All around the world

d)

biotic

e)

none of the above

15.

Somerset Colorado was famous for its_________

a)

solar power

b)

wind power

c)

hydroelectric power

d)

geothermal power

e)

none of the above

16.

Which is the largest energy source in the world today?

a)

solar power

b)

nuclear power

c)

coal power

d)

geothermal power

e)

none of the above

17.

What is geothermal energy?

a)

Energy from the Sun

b)

Energy made by wind spinning a turbine

c)

Energy collected using the heat of the Earth

d)

Energy collected by a hamster running on a wheel connected to a generator

e)

none of the above

18.

At what time is geothermal energy available?

a)

Day

b)

Night

c)

All day

d)

Never available

e)

none of the above

19.

What is an advantage of geothermal energy?

a)

It produces carbon dioxide

b)

It is expensive

c)

It produces little to no pollution

d)

It runs on oil

e)

none of the above

20.

Where can geothermal energy be used best?

a)

Near a river

b)

Near a volcano

c)

In a mountain

d)

In the sea

e)

none of the above

21.

Wind power is ... (choose 2)

a)

energy derived from the wind

b)

always available

c)

used to produce electricity

d)

has no disadvantages

e)

none of the above

22.

_________ convert the energy of the wind into electricity.

a)

wind turbines

b)

hot air balloons

c)

wind mills

d)

solar cells

e)

none of the above

23.

What is a disadvantage of wind turbines?

a)

They pollute the air.

b)

They do not pollute

c)

They produce noise and may harm some animals

d)

They are "green" energy

e)

none of the above

24.

This is ..

a)

a horizontal axis wind turbine

b)

a big fan

c)

a vertical axis wind turbine

d)

an egg beater

e)

none of the above

25.

This is ..

a)

a horizontal axis wind turbine

b)

a big fan

c)

a vertical axis wind turbine

d)

an egg beater

e)

none of the above

26.
Are located in hilly areas where dams can be built and large water reservoir can be obtained.
a)
Hydroelectric power station
b)
Nuclear power station
c)
Gas turbine power station
d)
Steam power station 
e)

none of the above

27.
The water turbine drives the generator which converts  ................
a)
The mechanical energy to electrical energy
b)
The electrical energy to electrical energy
c)
None
d)

electrical energy to hydroelectric energy

e)

none of the above

28.
The advantage of hydroelectric power station.
a)
It has the lowest running cost
b)
Simple in design and construction
c)
Very small running operation cost
d)

There is no environmental damage from hydroelectric power stations

e)

none of the above

29.
Water stored behind the dam is known as …………..
a)
Dam
b)
Penstock
c)
Water reservoir
d)
Spillway
e)

none of the above

30.

What is one one disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?

a)

It doesn't work if you don't have volcanoes nearby.

b)

It doesn't work if it is not windy.

c)

It doesn't work if you don't have rivers or moving water nearby.

d)

It doesn't work unless you have plenty of fossil fuels.

e)

none of the above

31.

An advantage of hydroelectric power station.

a)

It produces thermal pollution

b)

Only a few dams have been built

c)

They produce no carbon dioxide when making electricity

d)

They are cheap to build

e)

none of the above

32.

Solar power is generated directly from

a)

sunlight

b)

solar panels

c)

wind

d)

photovoltyaic panels

e)

none of the above

33.

Solar enegy can be converted into

a)

heat, electricity and power

b)

heat

c)

electricity and heat

d)

electricity

e)

none of the above

34.

Is solar power renewable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

Only in some places

e)

none of the above

35.

Renewable means:

a)

unlimited

b)

polluting

c)

that it will expire

d)

can be reproduced

e)

none of the above

36.

Does solar energy have any disdvantages?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

Only in some places

e)

none of the above

37.

This is_________

a)

a flat solar panel

b)

a photovoltaic panel

c)

a photovoltaic cell

d)

a system for heating water

e)

none of the above

38.

What year was Masdar City founded (when did it start)?

a)

1999

b)

2003

c)

2006

d)

2009

e)

none of the above

39.

What country is Masdar city located?

a)

Dubai

b)

Abu Dhabi

c)

United Arab Emirates

d)

Qatar

e)

none of the above

40.

What is one criticism that people have of Masdar City

a)

They use too much coal

b)

They use too little coal

c)

It is a city only for the rich

d)

It is too far away from the major city

e)

none of the above

41.

In what country is the Itaipu Dam located?

a)

Brazil and Paraguay

b)

Brazil and Argentina

c)

Brazil and Bolivia

d)

Brazil and Peru

e)

none of the above

42.

In what decade was the Itaipu Dam completed?

a)

1950s

b)

1980s

c)

1990s

d)

1920s

e)

none of the above

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