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Unit 2 Lesson 4 Effects of Energy Transfer Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ____________ is an energy source that can be easily reproduced or replaced by nature.

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

fossil fuel

d)

conserve

2.

A _______________ is an energy source that cannot be produced, grown, or restored as fast as it is used.

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

fossil fuel

d)

conserve

3.

To __________ means to save.

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

fossil fuels

d)

conserve

4.

______________ are energy resources made from carbon-rich plant and animal remains.

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

fossil fuels

d)

conserve

5.

Which of the following is considered an alternative energy resource?

a)

coal

b)

biomass

c)

petroleum

d)

natural gas

6.

Which type of power plant uses one of Earth’s nonrenewable resources to produce electrical energy? (It uses uranium)

a)

wind

b)

solar

c)

nuclear

d)

hydroelectric

7.

Which of the following is not an alternative source of energy?

a)

solar energy

b)

hydroelectric energy

c)

fossil fuel

d)

burning biomass

8.

What is Earth's main energy source?

a)

Conduction

b)

The Sun

c)

Convection

9.

Earth's internal heat, also known as ____________ is another energy source.

a)

solar energy

b)

nuclear energy

c)

geothermal energy

10.

____________ is a sedimentary rock formed from the remains of dead plants at the bottom of ancient swamps.

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Decaying matter

11.

Methane (CH4) is the main component of __________.

a)

natural gas

b)

propane

c)

petroleum

12.

______ means "rock oil".

a)

Petroleum

b)

Fossil fuel

c)

Methane

13.

An example of a renewable energy resource is ____________.

a)

uranium

b)

wind

c)

natural gas

14.

An example of a nonrenewable energy resource is __________

a)

the sun

b)

biomass

c)

coal

15.

Fossil fuels include petroleum, coal, and _________.

a)

natural gas

b)

biomass

c)

geothermal

16.

Sources of _________ include wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, and geothermal.

a)

nonrenewable energy

b)

fossil fuel energy

c)

renewable alternative energy

17.

______ is extracted from heat stored within the Earth.

a)

Geothermal energy

b)

Methane gas

c)

volcanic energy

18.

_______ includes living or recently dead organic material that can be used as fuel.

a)

Biomass

b)

Geothermal energy

c)

Acid rain

19.

Renewable energy from the sun is ___________.

a)

solar energy

b)

nuclear energy

20.

Splitting the nuclei of a kilogram of uranium atoms releases thousands of times more energy than burning the same mass of coal. This is _____________.

a)

ridiculous

b)

nuclear energy

c)

biomass technology