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Alternative Fuels

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is biomass energy?

a)

any organic matter that can be used by burning wood and other plant life.

b)

Radiant energy emitted by the sun.

c)

a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting mainly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground deposits and widely used as fuel.

d)

made by tapping into steam or hot water reservoirs underground; the heat is used to drive an electrical generator.

2.

Is biomass energy a renewable energy source?

a)

Yes, always, because you can grow trees again.

b)

No, it's just like fossil fuels.

c)

It depends, only if the source is not overharvested.

d)

No, because manure is not renewable.

3.

What is biomass?

a)

Anything that is or once was alive

b)

A fossil fuel

c)

a nonrenewable resource

d)

A oil we find underground

4.

What is Biomass good for?

a)

gas

b)

Heat and electricity

c)

oil

d)

to make plastic

5.

What are the three main fuels for Biomass?

a)

wood, water, fruit

b)

wood,corn, acohol

c)

beans, corn, alchohol

d)

wood, alchohol, crops

6.

Is Biomass

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

renewable

7.

What are facts about Biomass?

Click all that are true

a)

Biomass energy is better that fossil fuels

b)

Biomass meets 10% of our energy needs

c)

The largest Biomass can produce up to 265 megawatts of power

d)

Humans have just started using Biomass

8.

Where does biomass fuel come from?

a)

Underground mines

b)

wood, wood waste, straw, manure, sugar cane

c)

wind power

d)

petroleum

9.
The most common way to release biomass is?
a)
Bacterial Decay
b)
Fermentation
c)
Conversion
d)
Burning
10.

In a hydrogen fuel cell used to power a car, where does the oxygen come from?

a)

The air

b)

A catalyst

c)

The fuel

11.
Fuel cells produce
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Hydrogen gas
c)
Electricity
d)
Gasoline
12.
Which of these is a disadvantage of hydrogen fuel cells
a)
produces pollution
b)
expensive and flammable
c)
heavy and weak
d)
large and unattractive
13.

What energy conversion occurs in fuel cells.

a)

Chemical energy → Electrical Energy

b)

Chemical energy → Thermal energy → Kinetic energy → Electrical Energy