WorksheetsRenewable and Non-Renewable Energy: Beat the Teacher
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 51mins
Although we must have greenhouse gases to trap heat within the atmosphere, they pose an environmental problem. What is that problem?
Global Crisis
Global Cooling
Global Warming
Gobble Gobble!
Why is it safer to use alternative resources rather than fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels release hydrocarbons which contributes to global warming.
Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming.
Fossil fuels release uranium which contributes to global warming.
It isn't safer... the propaganda surrounding 'alternative energy resources' is a conspiracy theory.
Which alternative energy resource requires the splitting of the uranium atom?
nuclear fusion
nuclear confusion
nuclear fishing
nuclear fission
Where does the oil and gas go once it forms in the ground?
They get trapped in a layer of impermeable rock.
They seep through all layers of rock and become spread out.
They go into tanks and transported to gas stations.
To a underground pipeline that fills up the Federal Oil Reserve.
What is the main difference between petroleum and natural gas?
Petroleum is a liquid; natural gas is a liquid.
Petroleum is a gas, while natural gas is a liquid.
Petroleum is a liquid; natural gas is a gas.
There is no difference... they are exactly the same.
Choose an example of a renewable resource.
burning coal
nuclear energy
solar energy
crude oil
What greenhouse gas is emitted by fossil fuels?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
water vapor
steam
What are the drawbacks to extraction methods of fossil fuels?
environmental safety and higher costs
humans have to work harder
more sunlight is needed
there are no drawbacks
Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable?
Once they are used, they can be replaced in a human lifetime.
Once they are used, we have to ask the government for more.
Once they are used, we must go to other planets to get more.
Once they are used, they cannot be replace within a human lifetime.
How are fossil fuels formed?
they are from outer space brought from an Alien civilization
they come from the sun which burned up the trees and animals and when they died they decomposed into fuel
they are million year old plants and animals that have been covered in soil and mud and are pumped from the ground today
they are fuels that will never run out and we can continiuusly use them
Wind, Water, Sunlight, and Geothermal are what types of energy?
Fossil Fuels
Non-Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Reviewable Energy
What is an example of renewable energy?
oil
coal
dirt
ethanol
What is ethanol made from?
soy beans
methane
propane
corn
How long does it take corn to grow?
in a single year
more than a year
many years
several years
Where does bio-diesel come from?
diesel gas
algae or vegetable oil
carbon
from fossil fuels
Energy that comes from solar or wind is called _______.
red
black
green
yellow
What is the difference between renewable and non renewable energy?
renewable energy will run out and non renewable energy will last for a long time
renewable energy will last for a long time and non renewable energy will run out
they are the same
they will both last for ever
