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Ch. 9 Energy Sources and Conversions

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 3hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
2.
__________ 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
3.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
4.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
5.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
6.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
7.
Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
8.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
9.
Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?
a)
a.  They can never be replaced.
b)
a.  They cannot be easily replaced.
c)
a.  They can be recycled.
d)
a.  They can be made in factories.
10.
Some power plants pump water down deep holes into hot rock. The hot rock heats the water, which turns the water into steam. The steam rushes back to Earth’s surface and is used to make electricity. This plant is generating which alternative energy resource?
a)
biomass
b)
wind
c)
solar energy
d)
geothermal energy
11.
Biomass
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
12.
Nuclear
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
13.
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
14.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
15.

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

a)

They are stored

b)

They are burned

c)

They are melted

d)

They are frozen

16.

In a power station, what causes the turbine to turn?

a)

Heat

b)

Gas

c)

Air

d)

Steam

17.

What does "clean" mean for energy sources?

a)

not dirty

b)

does not create pollution

c)

creates pollution

d)

smells good

18.

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

a)

They are limitless

b)

They exist in many places on Earth.

c)

They are originally from once-living things.

d)

They take millions of years to form.

19.

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

20.

Which energy source is considered renewable?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Natural gas

d)

Hydropower

21.

Which is NOT a benefit of wind energy?

a)

low or no emissions

b)

requires small or reduced land use

c)

low operational and maintenance costs

d)

renewable source of power

22.

Which energy source provides most of the energy produced in the United States?

a)

Solar

b)

Petroleum

c)

Nuclear

d)

Hydroelectric power

23.

Which of the following substances is fuel used in nuclear power plants?

a)

peat

b)

wood

c)

uranium

d)

coal

24.

Which resource is an inexhaustible natural resource?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural gas

c)

Petroleum

d)

Solar energy

25.

Electricity is produced using many natural resources. Which inexhaustible resource should be used to produce electricity?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural gas

c)

Water

d)

Coal

26.
Match the definition to the term:
fuel made from living things
a)
solar energy
b)
nuclear fission
c)
hydroelectric power
d)
biomass fuel
27.
Match the definition to the term:
the practice of reducing energy use
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
fossil fuel
c)
petroleum
d)
energy conservation
28.
How is heat transferred when boiling a pot of water on the stove?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
combustion
d)
radiation
29.

If you burn your hand on the handle of a hot pot, heat was transferred to your skin by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

equilibrium

30.

The transfer of energy by waves or particles is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

31.

Colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon found in petroleum and natural gas

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural gas

c)

Geothermal

d)

Propane

32.

Energy produced or radiated by the sun

a)

Hydroelectric energy

b)

Solar energy

c)

Wind energy

d)

Biomass energy

33.

Energy resources to replace or to minimize the use of fossil fuels is called

a)

nuclear energy

b)

alternative energy

c)

conventional energy

34.

What is nuclear fission?

a)

The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei.

b)

The fusing of two smaller nuclei into one heavier nucleus.

35.

Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into

a)

Heat

b)

Motion

c)

Light

d)

Electricity

36.

produces electricity using the temperature difference between two layers of water

a)

alternative energy

b)

fuel cell

c)

energy efficiency

d)

energy conservation

e)

ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

37.
What is the name of the process that uses electricity to separate the elements in a compound?
a)
reduction
b)
electrolysis
c)
extraction
d)
mining
38.

Most ocean waves are formed by

a)

earthquakes

b)

landslides

c)

impacts of cosmic bodies

d)

wind

39.

Ocean water is different from river water because it has -

a)

animals

b)

rocks

c)

salt

40.

The rise and fall of the ocean level caused by the gravity of the moon is called -

a)

waves

b)

currents

c)

tides

41.

transformation of solar energy to chemical energy during photosynthesis

a)

biology

b)

biofuels

c)

bioconversion

d)

biomass

42.
Uranium is found in 
a)
the sun
b)
hydrogen
c)
rocks in the ground
d)
xrays
43.
What is an advantage  of nuclear energy?
a)
radioactive waste
b)
no pollution
c)
we will never run out
d)
it is the safest way to make energy
44.

Which of the answers lists only nonrenewable resources?

a)

coal and water

b)

sun and wind

c)

oil and grass

d)

fossil fuel and natural gas

45.

Which of these processes cause a rapid change to Earth's surface?

a)

deposition

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

erosion

d)

weathering

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