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conventional sources of energy

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coal most easily available in India

a)

Anthracite

b)

Bituminous

c)

Lignite

d)

Peat

2.

Where is the largest coalfield in India located?

a)

Sighbhum in Odisha

b)

Raniganj in West Bengal

c)

Cambay in Gujarat

d)

Jharia in Jharkhand

3.

Type of coal ideal for domestic use

a)

Bituminous

b)

Anthracite

c)

Lignite

d)

Peat

4.

Select two characteristics that apply to Tertiary Coalfields

a)

Contains sulphur and phosphorous in small quantities

b)

Low moisture content

c)

Less calorific value

d)

High moisture content

5.

Petroleum is called liquid gold because

a)

It is rock oil

b)

Found in underground reservoirs in sedimentary rocks

c)

Every part of crude petroleum is utilised

d)

It is a complex mixture of hydrocarbon compouds

6.

Which is the most productive oilfield in India?

a)

Digboi

b)

Mumbai High

c)

Cambay

d)

Kalol oil field

7.

What is added to domestic gas cylinders to detect leakage through smell?

a)

Ethyl Mercaptan

b)

Propyl Mercaptan

c)

Methane Mercaptan

d)

All of the above

8.

Across which river is the Bhakra Dam built?

a)

Mahanadi

b)

Beas

c)

Sutlej

d)

Godavari

9.

Which state benefits the most from the Hirakud Dam?

a)

Punjab

b)

West Bengal

c)

Odisha

d)

Jharkhand

10.

Select two appropriate disadvantages of Hydel Power

a)

Less power generated

b)

Water table is altered

c)

Natural river flow is obstructed

d)

Not economically viable

11.

A group of solar cells is called a solar cell panel.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

It is important to use conventional sources of energy because there will be a renewed of fossil fuels in the near future

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

__________________is a renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals.

a)

ORGANIC WASTE

b)

COW DUNG

c)

BIOMASS

14.

Which of the following is not the advantage of wind energy?

a)

Cost-effective

b)

Recyclable

c)

A large area of landscape

d)

Pollution-free

15.

Which of the following is renewable energy?

a)

Wind energy

b)

Petroleum

c)

Natural gas

d)

Fossil fuels

16.

Where does solar power get its energy from?

a)

From the burning of fossil fuels like coal

b)

Moving water sources like rivers

c)

The rays of the Sun

d)

The internal heat of the Earth

e)

All of the above

17.

What should help make solar energy a viable energy source in the future?

a)

More energy output from the Sun

b)

Longer days

c)

Improved efficiency of solar panels

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the Above

18.

What type of coal is this?

a)

Lignite

b)

Sub-bituminous

c)

Bituminous

d)

Anthracite

19.

What type of coal is this?

a)

Lignite

b)

Sub-bituminous

c)

Bituminous

d)

Anthracite

20.

Before coal has formed over millions of years, it is a wet, sampling of decaying plant material called...

a)

Peanut Butter

b)

Peat

c)

Mud

d)

Sedimentary Rock

21.

Which is the oldest type of coal?

a)

Diamond

b)

Anthracite

c)

Bituminous

d)

Sub-bituminous

e)

Lignite

22.

What two things are required to turn decaying plant material into coal?

a)

Heat and Moisture

b)

Pressure and Moisture

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Heat and Gravity

23.

What happens to the carbon bonds in coal as it ages?

a)

Just gets older with compression

b)

The bonds get weaker with compression

c)

The bonds get tighter with compression

d)

The bonds explode and cause rampant destruction

24.

Which type of coal has a higher carbon content?

a)

Bituminous

b)

Sub-bituminous

c)

Anthracite

d)

Lignite

25.
Today, most of the coal is used to:
a)
power steamships and steam trains
b)
heat homes and businesses
c)
produce electricity
d)
make iron and steel
26.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
27.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
28.

Coal is burned to heat water so that the _______ can turn turbines.

a)

fire

b)

steam

c)

water

d)

heat

29.

What type of rock is coal categorized as?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

30.

Which type of coal is found in the north eastern states of Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.

a)

Gondwana

b)

Tertiary

c)

Carboniferous

31.

______________act as a “nodal industry”.

a)

Coal mining

b)

Thermal power plants

c)

Petroleum refineries

d)

Hydel Power plants

32.

The oil bearing layer is a porous____________through which oil may flow

a)

limestone

b)

Granite

c)

Shale

d)

Basalt

33.

__________is the oldest oil producing state of India.

a)

Gujarat

b)

Assam

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Rajasthan

34.

____________ is considered an environment friendly fuel

a)

Diesel

b)

Coal

c)

Petroleum

d)

Natural Gas

35.

The 1700 km long ______________ cross country gas pipeline links Mumbai High and Bassien with the fertilizer, power and industrial complexes in western and northern India.

a)

Dabhol-Bangalore Natural Gas Pipeline

b)

East West Gas Pipeline (India)

c)

Hazira-VijaipurJagdishpur

d)

Assam-Barauni-Varanasi

36.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

non replaceable resources

37.

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

the earth

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

38.

Coal is burned to heat water so that the _______ can turn turbines.

a)

fire

b)

steam

c)

water

d)

heat

39.

Renewable resources ...

a)

are not replaceable

b)

are used more frequently than non renewables

c)

are never going to run out

d)

going to run out

40.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

41.

What type of power plant uses scraps from farming, waste products and wind to generate electricity?

a)

Hydroelectric Power Plant

b)

Geothermal Power Plant

c)

Biomass Power Plant

d)

Nuclear Power Plant

42.

Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a _____ power plant.

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

nuclear

d)

hydroelectric

43.

Which of the following process is used in a turbine?

a)

Converting fuel into heat

b)

Converting thermal energy in steam to mechanical energy

c)

Electromagnetic induction

d)

Converting electrical energy into mechanical energy

44.

Name the type of power station.

a)

Thermal Power Station

b)

Nuclear Power Station

c)

Hydroelectric Power Station

d)

Biomass Power Station

45.

Name the type of power station.

a)

Thermal Power Station

b)

Nuclear Power Station

c)

Wind Power Station

d)

Solar Power Station

46.

In a thermal power station, where is steam produced?

a)

Furnace

b)

Boiler

c)

Turbine

d)

Transformer

47.
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 
48.

Uses Uranium in _______ power station.

a)

Hydroelectric

b)

Nuclear

c)

Oil

d)

Wave

49.

Energy transfer when fuel is burnt in a thermal power station.

a)

Kinetic --> heat

b)

Heat --> chemical

c)

Chemical --> Heat

d)

Electric --> Light

50.

Name the type of power station,

chemical-->heat-->kinetic-->electrical

a)

Thermal Power Station

b)

Nuclear Power Station

c)

Wind Power Station

d)

Solar Power Station

51.

Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy source?

a)

Gasoline

b)

Solar power

c)

Coal

d)

Fossil fuels

52.

Which of the following best describes renewable energy?

a)

Energy from fossil fuels

b)

Energy that is generated by burning up something

c)

An energy source that is not used up

d)

None of the Above

53.

Why is developing renewable energy important to life on Earth?

a)

Other energy sources will be used up and gone forever

b)

We will run out of energy

c)

Renewable energy produces less pollution

d)

All of the above

54.

What type of renewable energy comes from building dams on rivers?

a)

Wind power

b)

Solar power

c)

Hydropower

d)

Geothermal energy

55.

Energy is the capacity of a physical system to perform work.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

Solar Thermal technologies capture the ------------ energy from the sun and use it for heating and/or the production of electricity

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

Wave

d)

temperatue

57.

The Union Ministry of New and Renewable energy proposed which scheme to interconnect renewable energy by sharing solar resources with more than 140 countries of West Asia and SouthEast Asia?

a)

One Sun One World One Grid

b)

One Sun for Human One Grid

c)

Our Sun Our World Our Grid

d)

Our Sun Our World One Grid

58.

Statement: Should India immediately stop digging coal from its mines?

Arguments:

i) Yes. The present stock of coal will not last long if we continue mining at the present rate.

ii)No. We do not have alternate energy source of sufficient quantity.

iii)No. This will put millions of people at a disadvantage and their lives will get adversely affected and also the industry.

a)

Only i) and ii) are strong

b)

Only ii) and iii) are strong

c)

All are strong

d)

None is strong

59.

Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, which has the largest potential?

a)

Water power

b)

Wind power

c)

Solar power

d)

Biomass power

60.

What is mineral ?

a)

Man made occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition.

b)

A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition.

c)

A naturally occurring substance that has a indefinite mathematical compounds.

d)

A man made occurring substance that has a definite mathematical compounds

61.

There are ___ types of Minerals.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

62.

Rock from which minerals are mined are known as __________.

a)

Ores

b)

Ferrous

c)

Power

d)

Energy

63.

There are _________ types of Extraction of minerals.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

64.

Which continent produces more than half of the world's tin.

a)

Australia

b)

America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

65.

Which continent is the leading producer of iron-ore in the world.

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Europe

66.

Which country has no known mineral deposit in it .

a)

Congo

b)

Switzerland

c)

Brazil

d)

Zimbabwe

67.

Which continent is the largest producer of diamonds , golds and platinum?

a)

America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

68.

Which continent is the largest producer of bauxite?

a)

America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

69.

Minerals are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Chromite is a Metallic Minerals.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Electricity from coal is called as electro coal.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Electricity from coal is called as electro coal.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Petrol is also called as Black Gold

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

What are the two types of Minerals?

a)

Metallic Minerals

b)

Non-Metallic Minerals

c)

Useful Minerals

d)

Useless Minerals

76.

What are the two types of Power.

a)

Conventional Resources

b)

Metallic Resource

c)

Non Metallic Resource

d)

Non Conventional Resources

77.

Which of the following are non conventional sources or energy?

a)

Coal Energy

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Tidal Energy

78.

Which of the following are conventional resource

a)

Coal

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Tidal Energy

d)

Petrol

79.

Which one of the following forms of energy leads to least environmental pollution in the process of its harnessing and utilization.

a)

nuclear energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

solar energy

80.

biogas is formed in the

a)

in the presence of water only

b)

in the presence of water and in absence of oxygen

c)

in the presence of oxygen only

d)

in the absence of water and n absence of oxygen

81.

The working fluid in ocean thermal power plant is

a)

volatile liquid like ammonia

b)

petrol

c)

liquified petroleum gas

d)

charcoal

82.

The value of solar constant is

a)

1.8kW/m2

b)

1.6kW/m2

c)

1.4kW/m2

d)

1.2kW/m2