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LESSON 6: ENERGY

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are fossil fuels & nuclear energy sources considered non-renewable?

a)

Because they take a long amount of time to replenish.

b)

Because they take a short amount of time to replenish.

c)

Because they do not produce energy.

d)

Because they are actually renewable.

2.

Which one is a renewable energy source?

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Biomass

c)

Nuclear

d)

Coal

3.

Which energy sources is formed by the splitting of atoms (fission)?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Solar

c)

Oil

d)

Wind

4.

Which of the following DOES NOT use a turbine to generate electricity?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Nuclear

d)

Biomass

5.

Besides coal and natural gas, which of the following is another example of fossil fuel?

a)

petroleum/oil

b)

biomass

c)

electricity

d)

uranium

6.

Fossil fuels are non-renewable  resources because they ____________.

a)

take millions of years to form

b)

are easily replaced

c)

are in high demand

d)

don't pollute the air

7.

Which source of energy that comes from the intense heat beneath Earth's surface?

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

geothermal energy

c)

solar energy

d)

chemical energy

8.

Moving water, tides, and dams are examples of what energy source?

a)

hydroelectric power

b)

fossil fuels

c)

geothermal energy

d)

radiant energy

9.
Nonrenewable resources are natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced
a)
True
b)
False
10.

What is geothermal energy?

a)

heat energy naturally produced in earthquakes

b)

is heat naturally produced in space

c)

is heat naturally produced within Earth

d)

is heat energy naturally produced in the water

11.

What are the three main examples of fossil fuels?

a)

Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen

b)

Cookies, Nutella, Granola

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

d)

Canyons, Oceans, Nymph

12.
Nuclear Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
13.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Forever Fuel
14.

What is Solar Energy?

a)

Energy from the sun

b)

Any organic matter that can be used as an energy source such as wood or crops

c)

The fuel used by nuclear power plants to produce steam

d)

A solid black fossil fuel that formed from the remains of plants that lived and died millions of years ago

e)

A colorless, flammable gas refined from petroleum and natural gas

15.

Which of the following are RENEWABLE energy sources?

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Geothermal

d)

Hydropower

e)

Petroleum (Oil)