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Geothermal Energy Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is a type of renewable energy taken from the Earth’s core

a)

Geothermal energy

b)

Geothermal power

c)

Geothermal power plant

d)

Geothermal scanner

2.

________ charged a dollar each for using a wooden tub with three spring-fed baths, in 1830

a)

Klay Thompson

b)

Eve Thompson

c)

Asa Thompson

d)

Peter Thompson

3.

In_____, the Geysers were turned into a spa known as The Geysers Resort Hotel.

a)

1892

b)

1864

c)

1852

d)

1807

4.

Who developed the first ground-source heat pump?

a)

J. D. Krocker

b)

Carl Nielsen

c)

Prince Piero Ginori Conti

d)

John Colter

5.

It is similar to hot springs that it releases hot water from the earth’s crust.

a)

Mud pots

b)

Geysers

c)

Magma

d)

Fumarole

6.

Direct Use and District Heating Systems which use _____ water from springs or reservoirs near the surface.

a)

Hot

b)

Warm

c)

Cold

d)

Pot

7.

Geothermal power is considered a form of  (a)   (USE UPPERCASE)

8.

it uses hot water or steam, directed to a steam turbine either on an indirect or direct basis

a)

Hydrothermal 

b)

Deep geothermal systems or hot dry rocks (HDR)

c)

heat exchanger

d)

Geothermal heat pumps (GHP)

9.

The following are advantages of geothermal energy except

a)

High Costs

b)

No Fuel Required

c)

Sustainable / Stable

d)

Renewable

10.

The following are disadvantages of geothermal energy except

a)

Reliable

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Environmental Side Effects

d)

Location Restricted

11.

Geothermal power plants use hydrothermal resources which have two common ingredients:

a)

Sinigang mix and knorr cube

b)

Air and heat

c)

Fossil fuel and water

d)

Water  and heat

12.

Geothermal power plant, wells are drilled (a)   miles deep into the Earth to pump steam or hot water to the surface.

13.

The steam spins a turbine, which is connected to a (a)    (USE UPPERCASE) that produces electricity.

14.

The oldest type of Geothermal Power Plants is  (a)   (USE UPPERCASE)

15.

Use the heat from the hot water to boil a working fluid, usually an organic compound with a low boiling point

a)

Dry Steam

b)

Flash steam power plants

c)

Binary cycle plants

16.

The steam cools off in a cooling tower and _____ back to water

a)

evaporates

b)

condenses

c)

discharge

17.

In order to maintain the sustainability of geothermal energy fluid needs to be pumped back into the underground reservoirs _____ than it is depleted.

a)

faster

b)

slower

18.

Geothermal energy also runs the risk of triggering (a)   (USE UPPERCASE)

19.

The first geothermal power plant was invented by

a)

Carl Nielsen

b)

K. D. Krocker

c)

Prince Piero Ginori Conti

d)

John Colter

20.

The people in Boise, Idaho, experienced the first _______ system of the world.

a)

district heating

b)

heating

c)

cooling

d)

geothermal heat

21.

California has ___ geothermal power plants that produce almost 90 percent of the nation's geothermal electricity.

a)

33

b)

35

c)

34

d)

32

22.

Geothermal plants use ______ to clean the air of hydrogen sulfide that is naturally found in the steam and hot water.

a)

venting system

b)

scrubber systems

c)

heater systems

d)

extensive coil system

23.

It is a heat pump that uses the earths thermal capacity as an energy source to add heat to a system or as an energy sink to cool a system

a)

Geothermal heat pumps (GHP)

b)

Hydrothermal

c)

Deep geothermal systems or hot dry rocks (HDR)

24.

Hydrothermal vents are commonly found near (a)   (USE UPPERCASE) active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart at spreading centers, ocean basins, and hotspots.

25.

Mud pots are typical to areas with highly ____ pH levels combined with low water conditions.

a)

acidic

b)

acidity

c)

acid