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Renewables and recyclables

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ones below are non-renewable energy?

a)

Biofuels

b)

Fossil fuel

c)

Natural gas

d)

Nuclear power

2.

Explain why wind energy, used to turn a wind turbine, is a renewable energy resource.

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3.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Non-renewable energy

4.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Non-renewable energy

b)

Renewable energy

5.

Describe an advantage of using fossil fuels as a source of energy?

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6.

Describe an advantage of nuclear power?

4 lines
7.

_________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.

a)

nuclear

b)

wind

c)

hydro

d)

solar

8.

What type of energy resource is wind?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

c)

Exhaustible

9.

What type of energy converts the sun's rays into electricity? Is it renewable or nonrenewable?

a)

renewable

b)

biomass

c)

geothermal

d)

solar

10.

 

Coal is a (a)   energy resource.

11.

Do renewable energy sources run out?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non Renewable

13.

 __________ is an energy resource that will run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Non Renewable Energy Resource

d)

Forever Fuels

14.

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

a)

They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.

b)

The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.

c)

They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

d)

We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

15.

Type of energy that comes from the movement of the air.

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Geothermal Energy

c)

Hydroelectric Energy

d)

Wind Energy

16.

Type of energy that is generated from the heat stored in the Earth.

a)

Tidal Wave Energy

b)

Geothermal Energy

c)

Hydraulic Energy

d)

Solar Energy

17.

Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?

a)

They can never be replaced.

b)

They can be recycled.

c)

They cannot be easily replaced.

d)

They can be made in factories.

18.

 

Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

a)

Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

b)

Water is released through a dam.

c)

Sunlight is used to heat a home.

d)

Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

19.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
20.
Energy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is called
a)
Geophysical
b)
Geography
c)
Geothermal
d)
Geographic
21.
fuel made from plant or animal waste (organic matter)
a)
hydropower energy
b)
solar energy
c)
green
d)
biomass energy
22.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
23.

What are DISADVANTAGES of Solar Energy?

a)

Creates pollution and destroys rivers

b)

Cannot be easily installed onto house, and does not work all the time

c)

Destroys oceans and cannot use all the time

d)

Cannot use all the time, and creating solar panels causes pollution

24.

What are DISADVANTAGES of Wind Energy?

a)

Creates pollution and destroys rivers

b)

Cannot be easily installed onto house, and does not work all the time

c)

Wind mills can harm flying animals nearby and some find them not attractive to a landscape

d)

Wind energy can create too much energy and create power surges

25.

Which are ADVANTAGES of Geothermal Energy?

a)

Does not create pollution and can be used all of the time.

b)

Can use most of the time and lasts for many years

c)

Only needs the sun to be powered

d)

The sun provides geothermal energy continuously

26.

What is the BEST definition for Hydroelectric energy?

a)

Energy captured in solar panels from radiant energy

b)

Thermal energy from the river that is captured through tidal panels.

c)

Converting mechanical energy from moving water to electrical through building dams

d)

Energy captured from the areas heated by the Earth like hot springs and volcanoes

27.

What are DISADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels?

a)

Creates pollution when burning, destroys earth to get the resources, will run out

b)

Most people are not currently using this type of energy resource

c)

Very expensive to create

d)

We are not able to develop better/more reliable energy than fossil fuels

28.

Which are ADVANTAGES of Biomass?

a)

Does not create pollution and can be used all of the time.

b)

Relatively cheap and can be replaced within a lifetime

c)

We will never run out of these resources

d)

The Earth can make more of these resources within 100 years

29.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
30.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

31.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)
Solar 
b)
Wind 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
water
32.
The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
a)
Water
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Geothermal
33.
Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...
a)
Hydropower
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Solar Energy
34.

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Biomass

d)

Solar

35.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
36.

Energy created from wood, peat moss, and manure is called __________________ energy.

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

natural

d)

solar

37.

Which type of energy produces Carbon Dioxide, which can be harmful to our planet and cause pollution?

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Wind Energy

c)

Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas)

d)

Nuclear Energy

38.
The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
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
40.
Which of these is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Olive Oil
d)
Natural Gas
41.

This is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels:

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Coal

c)

Petroleum

d)

Shale

42.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
43.

What is the problem with using fossil fuels?

a)

They are renewable

b)

They create a lot of pollution

c)

They are cheap

d)

They don't create a lot of energy

44.

Nonrenewable energy resources...

a)

Typically give off green house gases while renewable resources don't

b)

Are just as clean & environmentally friendly as renewable energy resources

c)

Are good for our health and well being

45.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

46.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

47.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

48.

Condensation occurs when water vapor_____________.

a)

heats up and becomes liquid water

b)

cools off and becomes liquid water

c)

freezes and becomes ice

d)

rains on the land

49.

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

50.
What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy? 
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
51.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
52.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

53.

Which best explains why runoff is important?

a)

It returns water to other locations on Earth

b)

It increases the chance of flooding

c)

It makes evaporation occur faster

d)

It increases condensation

54.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
55.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
56.

When water changes from a liquid to a solid it is known as...

a)

melting.

b)

condensation.

c)

freezing.

d)

evaporation.

57.

In which area would the rate of evaporation be the lowest?

a)

Over the ocean

b)

Over the mountains

c)

Over the rainforest

d)

Over the desert

58.

An underground layer of sand, gravel or rock that stores and carries water

a)

water table

b)

water cycle

c)

aquifer

d)

Infiltration

59.

Turns frozen water into water vapors - skipping the melting stage

a)

Sublimation

b)

Percolation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

60.

Water running off the land surface

a)

Evaporation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Run-off

61.

When clouds get too heavy and water falls back to earth in the form of rain, snow, hail or other forms.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Percolation

d)

Transpiration

62.

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

63.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

64.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
65.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
66.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
67.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
68.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
69.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
70.

________________ is movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Percolation

d)

Sublimation

71.

____________________ is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

a)

Infiltration

b)

Percolation

c)

Deposition

d)

Condensation

72.

__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. It is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Percolation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Plant Uptake

73.

Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Surface Runoff

c)

Deposition

d)

Precipitation

74.

Select one way to reduce water use.

a)

wash dishes under a running tap

b)

install a rain barrel to downspouts

c)

take baths instead of showers

75.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
76.

Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Surface Runoff

c)

Deposition

d)

Precipitation

77.

What is it?

a)

trash

b)

recyclable

78.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

79.

What did they pick up?

a)

Trash

b)

Recyclables

80.

What is to recycle?

a)

To transform things into materials for new things

b)

to use something more than once

c)

use and produce less things

81.

What do you do with newspapers and magazines?

a)

nothing

b)

burn

c)

take them to a buy-back centre

d)

take them to a recycling bank

82.

Where should glass bottles be taken?

a)

rubbish bin

b)

buy-back centre

c)

back to shop

d)

recycling bank

83.

What can we recycle? Tick the correct ones.

a)

Paper

b)

Most Plastics

c)

Glass

d)

Most Metals

84.

This symbol means Recycling

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Is a milk jug recyclable?

a)

yes, it is.

b)

no, it isn't.

86.

What material is a milk jug made of?

a)

Metal

b)

Paper

c)

Carton

d)

Rubber

e)

Plastic

87.

Is a cereal box unrecyclable?

a)

yes, it is.

b)

no, it isn't.

88.

What material is a cereal box made of?

a)

Metal

b)

Paper

c)

Carton

d)

Rubber

e)

Plastic

89.

Is a Pizza box unrecyclable?

a)

yes, it is.

b)

no, it isn't.

90.

Is a can of soda recyclable?

a)

yes, it is.

b)

no, it isn't.

91.

are chip bags unrecyclable?

a)

yes, they are.

b)

no, they aren't.

92.

are light bulbs unrecyclable?

a)

yes, they are.

b)

no, they aren't.

93.

are wine bottles unrecyclable?

a)

yes, they are.

b)

no, they aren't

94.

What material are wine bottles made of?

a)

Leather

b)

Glass

c)

Carton

d)

Aluminum

95.

Which is NOT a method of waste management?

a)

Reducing and reusing

b)

Waste disposal

c)

Waste storage

d)

Burning trash

96.

Which of the following biodegradable wastes are kitchen wastes?

a)

hard shells (nut shells)

b)

fish/fowl

c)

fruit scraps

d)

seeds

97.

Which is the process of turning used or waste materials into new, useful products?

a)

composting

b)

recycling

c)

reducing

d)

reusing

98.

Which non-biodegradable wastes are recyclables?

a)

cartoons

b)

used/worn-out rags

c)

styrofoam

d)

soiled tissue paper

99.

Tupperware

a)

Reusable Materials

b)

Disposable Materials

100.

Used napkins

a)

Recyclable Materials

b)

Disposable Materials

101.

Face mask

a)

Recyclable Materials

b)

Disposable Materials

102.

Styrocups

a)

Recyclable Materials

b)

Disposable Materials

103.

Plastic spoons

a)

Reusable Materials

b)

Disposable Materials

104.

Towels

a)

Reusable Materials

b)

Disposable Materials

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