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Energy Resources 2021.2022

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an energy resource?

a)

a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work

b)

something formed from buried plants and animals

c)

force that opposes motion

d)

resource that can never be replaced

2.

What are nonrenewable resources?

a)

energy sources that are replaced faster than they are used

b)

energy sources that can never be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used

c)

a natural product that can be changed into other forms of energy to do work

3.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

energy producers that comes from radioactive elements

b)

a natural product that can be changed into other energy forms to do work

c)

energy resources that formed from buried plants and animals that lived a very long time ago

d)

resources that are replaced faster than they are used

4.

All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

natural gas

5.

All of the following are uses of fossil fuels EXCEPT

a)

to produce electrical energy

b)

gasoline

c)

to heat homes

d)

windmills

6.

Where does nuclear energy come from?

a)

Electric generators

b)

radioactive elements

c)

fossil fuels

d)

geothermal energy

7.

Nuclear fission is a process where the nucleus of an atom splits into two smaller nuclei.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is a renewable energy resource?

a)

an energy source that is replaced more slowly than they are used

b)

an energy source that is replaced faster than they are used

9.

What is a device that changes solar energy into electrical energy?

a)

wind turbine

b)

perpetual motion machine

c)

electric generator

d)

solar cell

10.

Geothermal energy is made from water being pumped underground near hot rock, turning it to steam.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Biomass is nonorganic matter that gives off energy when burned.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

All are disadvantages of Solar energy EXCEPT

a)

expensive

b)

Nonrenewable resource

c)

works best in sunny areas

13.

All are advantages of using Wind energy EXCEPT

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Inexpensive

c)

Nonrenewable Resource

d)

no pollution

14.

All are advantages of using Geothermal energy EXCEPT

a)

Nonrenewable resource

b)

Renewable resource

c)

almost endless source

d)

little land needed

15.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
16.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
17.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
18.
The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?
a)
geothermal 
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
natural gas
19.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
20.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
milk
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
water
21.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
22.
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
23.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
24.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
25.
What is a testable hypothesis?
a)
can be tested
b)
not an opinion
c)
makes logical sense
d)
all of the above
26.
What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?
a)
lots and lots of pollution
b)
Kills wild bird population
c)
Radioactive waste
d)
Increases potential for flooding 
27.
If a business is considered to be "green", how could you add to the electrical power system? 
a)
use hydroelectricity
b)
add solar panels to roof
c)
use nuclear power
d)
use a coal powered generator
28.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
29.
The type of energy that cattle create is ________? 
a)
biomass
b)
solar
c)
natural gas
d)
nuclear
30.

forms in a short amount of time

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

31.

is abundant over a wide area

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

32.

is not environmentally friendly

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

33.

is relatively quite affordable

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

34.

It tends to be more expensive compared to other fossil fuels

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

35.

There is a limited supply since it is a nonrenewable resource

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

36.

Wind is unpredictable

a)

True

b)

False

37.

found in few places in the United States

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

38.

harmful for the environment

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

39.

produces more toxic waste

a)

Advantage

b)

Disadvantage

40.
Energy from sunlight is called what?
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Moving Water
d)
Nuclear Energy
41.
One advantage of Solar Energy is that _________.
a)
it is not available at night
b)
it is not available on a cloudy day
c)
sunlight will not run out for billions of years
d)
it is expensive to make and maintain
42.
Solar cells use __________ to make energy.
a)
wind
b)
sunlight
c)
moving water
d)
electricity
43.
__________ like this one brought water up from underground.
a)
Generators
b)
Solar Panels 
c)
Wind Turbines
d)
Windmills
44.
Wind turbines spin faster when there is _____ wind.  As a result, we get _____ energy.
a)
more, less
b)
more, more
c)
less, more
d)
less, less
45.
What is one disadvantage of Wind Energy?
a)
They work under water
b)
They only work when it is Sunny outside
c)
They cause pollution
d)
Birds are killed
46.
Power plants that make electricity with the energy of flowing water are called what?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Geothermal
c)
Toxic Waste
d)
Solar Cells
47.
Hydroelectric power plants can only be built where there is ______ ______.
a)
fresh water
b)
salt water
c)
still water
d)
moving water
48.
Moving water is transferred into what?
a)
Salt Water
b)
Energy
c)
Still Water
d)
Water Power
49.
Rushing water spins _____ in the turbine.
a)
panels 
b)
fans
c)
blades
d)
wheels 
50.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
51.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
52.
Some students made a model to show one of the first steps in the formation of sedimentary rock.  The students pour 2 cm of light-colored sand into a clear plastic box.  Then they add 1 cm of gravel.  Finally, they pour 2 cm of dark-colored sand on top of the gravel.  Which characteristic of sedimentary rock does this model best show?
a)
Sedimentary rock is made of layers.
b)
Sedimentary rock is cemented bits of rock.
c)
Sedimentary rock is often limestone.
d)
Sedimentary rock is common in Texas.
53.
Coal often forms where once there was swamps.  What characteristic of swamps is important to the formation of coal?
a)
High Temperature
b)
Abundant Plant Life
c)
Frequent Rains
d)
Reptile Predators
54.
The formation of fossil fuels is a process that takes millions of years and starts with energy from the sun. The sun contributes to the formation of fossil fuels by - 
a)
heating up the Earth's core where fossil fuels form
b)
generating winds so humans use less fossil fuels
c)
give energy to the living things that become fossil fuels 
d)
giving off heat, similar to burning fossil fuels
55.
Geothermal energy is energy from 
a)
the sun
b)
heat from deep in the earth
c)
wind
d)
inexhaustable
56.
Alternative energy is
a)
Generated by natural resources and is renewable
b)
man made
c)
nonrenewable
d)
gross
57.
Energy made from moving water or falling water is
a)
geothermal energy
b)
solar energy
c)
electrical energy
d)
hydroelectrical energy
58.
Which of the following sources of energy is classified as an alternative energy source?
a)
Mined coal
b)
Geothermal heat
c)
Crude oil
d)
Natural gas
59.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
60.
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
a)
Cooling and Hardening
b)
Heat and Pressure
c)
Compacting and Cementing
d)
Melting
61.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
62.
Many man made projects use nonrenewable resources such as oil or petroleum.  Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve nonrenewable resources?
a)
reduce the amount of disposable products we use
b)
reuse products more than once
c)
recycle items by using them for more than one purpose
d)
refuse to limit the purchase of unessential items
63.
All of the following are considered alternative energy sources EXCEPT –
a)
Wind
b)
Petroleum
c)
Biofuel
d)
Solar
64.

Which fossil fuel is used the most as an energy resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Natural gas

c)

Coal

65.

Fossil fuel are stores of

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Potential energy

66.

Coal is formed from the remains of plants that died millions of years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Oil and gas are formed from the remains of sea creatures

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Most electricity generated in power stations burn fossil fuel, especially

a)

Coal and natural gas

b)

Oil and coal

c)

Oil and natural gas

69.

Like fossil fuel, nuclear energy is also a non-renewable source of energy

a)

True

b)

False

70.

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

a)

renewable resources

b)

non-renewable resources

c)

replaceable resources

d)

non-replaceable resources

71.

2. Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

the earth

72.

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

a)

Nuclear power plant

b)

Solar station

c)

Hydroelectric power plant

73.

Waves and tidal currents in ocean can also be used to generate electricity

a)

True

b)

False

74.

A photovoltaic cell captures ____ to be used for power.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

sunlight

d)

coal

75.

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

a)

Nuclear power plant

b)

Hydroelectric power plant

c)

Biofuel/Biomass power plant

d)

Geothermal power plant

76.

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

a)

biofuel

b)

hydroelectric

c)

nuclear

77.

Nuclear fuels are not burnt like fossil fuel, their energy is released in a

a)

nuclear reactor

b)

gas reactor

c)

nuclear station

78.

Which are non renewable resources?

(Choose all correct answers)

a)

natural gas

b)

oil

c)

water in a dam

d)

nuclear energy

e)

coal

79.
Which of the following is NOT an alternative energy source?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
geothermal energy
c)
hydroelectric energy
d)
wind energy
80.
Based on the data collected, which source of alternative energy is most efficient?
a)
Coal
b)
Wind
c)
Natural gas
d)
Solar
81.
Biofuel is...
a)
 Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
82.
Solar Energy is... 
a)
Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
83.
Hot water is pumped up from deep inside Earth and is used to heat homes or to generate electricity. This describes...
a)
biofuels
b)
hydroelectric energy
c)
geothermal energy
84.
Why are not American's roofs crammed with more solar panels? 
a)
They are ugly.
b)
They are uninformed.
c)
Expensive start-up cost
d)
People enjoy paying bills. 
85.
What is biomass? 
a)
energy from the sun
b)
energy from water
c)
energy from wind
d)
energy from plant and animal waste
86.
Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?
a)
cheap
b)
potential
c)
renewable
d)
chemical 
87.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
88.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Hydroelectric
d)
Geothermal
89.
All of the following are considered alternative energy sources EXCEPT –
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Biofuel
d)
Solar
90.
Which list shows only non renewable energy source?
a)
Petroleum,oil, natural gas , coal
b)
corn, solar, wind
c)
geothermal, oil, gas
91.

Is this a renewable or nonrenewable energy source?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

92.

Is this a renewable or nonrenewable energy source?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

93.

Is this a renewable or nonrenewable energy source?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

94.

Is this a renewable or nonrenewable energy source?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

95.

Is this a renewable or nonrenewable energy source?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

96.

Our main source of energy comes from

a)

food

b)

the sun

c)

batteries

97.

Electricity can be conserved by

a)

using solar panels

b)

taking shorter showers

c)

riding your bicycle

98.

A windmill turns and produces

a)

energy

b)

sunlight

c)

oil

99.

Which resource is nonrenewable?

a)

the sun

b)

water

c)

soil

100.

Which resource can you conserve by recycling paper?

a)

gasoline

b)

trees

c)

aluminum

101.

True or False:

Wind energy is a good alternative energy source because it produces less pollution.

a)

true

b)

false

102.

What is an advantage to wind as an energy source?

a)

it uses the environment to produce energy

b)

it takes more than a human lifetime to replace

103.

Water is a good alternative energy source because...

(select all that apply)

a)

uses the environment to produce energy

b)

it takes more than a human lifetime to replace

c)

it produces less pollution

104.

Soil is a nonrenewable resource because it takes more than a human lifetime to replace one inch of soil.

True or False?

a)

true

b)

false

105.

Coal is a nonrenewable resource because it takes more than a human lifetime to replace.

True or False?

a)

true

b)

false

106.

Oil is an alternative energy source because it produces less pollution?

True or False

a)

true

b)

false

107.

How can this person reduce the use of this resource?

a)

leave the water on when brushing their teeth

b)

turn the water off when brushing their teeth

108.

How can this person reduce their use of this resource?

a)

take a shorter shower

b)

take a longer shower

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