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Year 8 spring term learning test Geography

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

the earth

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

2.

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

a)

fire

b)

steam

c)

water

d)

heat

3.

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

4.

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

a)

nuclear power plant

b)

hydroelectric power plant

c)

solar station

d)

coal burning power plant

5.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

6.

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

7.

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

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

nuclear

d)

hydroelectric

8.

Which are non renewable resources?

(Choose all correct answers)

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

water in a dam

d)

oil

e)

nuclear energy

9.

Which of these are renewable resources?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

geothermal

d)

water in a dam

e)

biomass

10.

Which of these is non renewable

a)

natural gas

b)

water in a dam

c)

solar power

d)

wind energy

11.

Which of these is renewable energy?

a)

coal

b)

petroleum

c)

oil

d)

biomass

12.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Coal
13.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
14.
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
15.
Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 
a)
Coal
b)
Light
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
16.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Resources made from once living organisms 
c)
Combination of different rocks
d)
Gas Stations
17.
Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 
a)
Electricity, transportation, and heating
b)
Food
c)
Sunlight
d)
Growing, building muscle, calcium
18.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
19.
The most plentiful fossil fuel in the United States is
a)
natural gas.
b)
coal.
c)
oil
d)
wood.
20.
A liquid fossil fuel formed from the remains of animals, algae, and other organisms is
a)
petroleum.
b)
coal.
c)
natural gas.
d)
hydrocarbon.
21.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Electricity

d)

Natural Gas

22.

Natural gas is a good fuel for use in the home. Today more than half the homes in the U.S. are ____________ by natural gas.

a)

electricity

b)

heated

c)

fuel

d)

brighter

23.
These are all examples of...
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
c)
fossil fuels
d)
alternative energy
24.
This type of renewable energy converts the power of the wind to electricity.
a)
steam engines
b)
solar power
c)
wind turbines
d)
nuclear power
25.
Hydroelectric plants perform which type of energy conversion?
a)
Water to Electricity
b)
Electricity to Water
c)
Wind to Electricity
d)
Wind to Chemical
26.
Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?
a)
Coal
b)
Paper
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
27.

Why is water a renewable resource?

a)

It can be frozen into ice.

b)

It evaporates into air.

c)

It is constantly replaced.

28.
Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.
a)
steel
b)
coal
c)
uranium
d)
hydrogen
29.
Nuclear energy uses _____ to turn turbines to power a generator.
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
steam
d)
solar
30.
Splitting a uranium atom is called - 
a)
fission
b)
fusion
31.
Energy is stored in the ___ of an atom.
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron cloud
d)
nucleus
32.
Uranium is found in 
a)
the sun
b)
hydrogen
c)
rocks in the ground
d)
xrays
33.
What is an advantage  of nuclear energy?
a)
radioactive waste
b)
no pollution
c)
we will never run out
d)
it is the safest way to make energy
34.

Which is NOT a problem long-term underground storage of nuclear waste.

a)

the waste will last for 10,000 years

b)

waste may leak into the water table

c)

earthquakes

d)

thieves stealing waste

35.

The name of the only nuclear power plant to experience a core explosion was

a)

Ignalina

b)

Chernobyl

c)

Fukushima

d)

Three Mile Island

36.

Which continent is France in?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

America

37.

What currency is used in France?

a)

Euro (€)

b)

USD ($)

c)

Yuan (¥)

d)

Pound (£)

38.

Which major European country has no nuclear power plants?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Sweden

d)

The Netherlands

39.

Which country built the world's first nuclear reactor?

a)

USA

b)

GERMANY

c)

USSR

d)

UK

40.

What is a wind farm?

a)

A farm that uses windpower

b)

Wind turbines grouped together in an area

c)

A plant that produces energy to move wind turbines

d)

A farm that produces wind

41.

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

42.

What are advantages of wind energy? Check all that apply.

a)

clean energy

b)

nonrenewable

c)

renewable

d)

generate most of the electricity in the U.S.

43.

How many blades does a modern wind turbine have ?

a)

Four blades.

b)

Three blades.

c)

One blade.

d)

Ten blades.

44.

Wind energy is the most expensive energy in the world.  

a)

True.

b)

False.

45.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

oil

d)

water

46.

Nuclear Energy is made through 2 processes called...

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

c)

Fracking

d)

Heating

47.
What country did the Fukushima accident occur?
a)
France
b)
India
c)
China
d)
Japan
48.

What caused the nuclear meltdown to happen at Chernobyl?

a)

Human error

b)

A tornado

c)

An earthquake and tsunami

d)

A flood

49.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Coal

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

50.

Renewable or Nonrenewable: Natural Gas

a)

nonrenewable

b)

renewable

51.

This is electrical energy that comes from the force of energy of moving water. It is the most widely used type of renewable energy.

a)

Coal

b)

Hydroelectric Power

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Geothermal Energy

52.

This is a liquid fuel derived from plant materials.

a)

wind energy

b)

biofuel (from biomass)

c)

geothermal energy

d)

solar energy

53.

This is the energy generated in the Earth's core and produces steam and hot water.

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Hydroelectric Power

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Geothermal

54.

The primary source of energy on our planet is

a)

the sun

b)

the earth

c)

fossil fuels

d)

renewable

55.

Is solar power renewable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

Only in some places

56.

Where are solar panels usually located?

a)

On the groud near a building

b)

Directed north

c)

On the roof - directed south

d)

In large sunny areas

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