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Total questions: 160

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Name
Class
Date
1.

Which option is an example of a renewable energy source?

a)

metals

b)

minerals

c)

wind

d)

fossil fuels

2.

Which option is an example of a renewable energy source?

a)

metals

b)

minerals

c)

wind

d)

fossil fuels

3.

Why is the sun a renewable energy source?

4 lines
4.

Why is the sun a renewable energy source?

4 lines
5.

What natural resource is used to make t-shirts?

a)

cotton

b)

metal

c)

plants

d)

wood

6.

What items are made from metal? (more than one answer)

a)

coins

b)

books

c)

paper clips

d)

shopping bag

e)

scissors

7.

Natural gas, coal and oil are types of...

a)

wood

b)

plants

c)

fossil fuels

d)

food sources

8.

Natural gas, coal and oil are types of...

a)

wood

b)

plants

c)

fossil fuels

d)

food sources

9.

Natural gas, coal and oil release energy.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A resource that we can use more than once is called a _____ resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Reusable

d)

Recyclable

11.

A resource that we can use more than once is called a _____ resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Reusable

d)

Recyclable

12.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource

a)

iPads

b)

Trees

c)

Wind

d)

Fossil fuels

13.

True or False: It is possible to make more nonrenewable resources in our lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is deforestation?

a)

Cutting down trees in a forest.

b)

Planting new trees on empty land.

c)

Using trees to produce oxygen.

d)

Looking for new types of medicine in a forest.

15.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Solar power

b)

Wood from trees

c)

Oil used for gasoline

d)

Coal that powers a factory

16.

Where are fossil fuels found?

a)

In the Earth

b)

In the forest

c)

In animals

d)

In the atmosphere

17.

Fossil fuels are produced over _____ of years.

a)

Hundreds of millions of years

b)

Thousands of years

c)

hundreds of years

d)

every year

18.

Fossil fuels are produced over _____ of years.

a)

Hundreds of millions of years

b)

Thousands of years

c)

hundreds of years

d)

every year

19.

What do we need to use solar power for our electricity?

a)

Solar panels

b)

Sun panels

c)

Solar engines

d)

A sun motor

20.

Which of these is the most sensible way to conserve natural resources?

a)

Walk or ride your bike when you can, instead of driving in the car.

b)

Stop using all electricity.

c)

Never ride in the car.

d)

Don't use any products made from trees.

21.

How does recycling conserve resources?

a)

It allows us to reuse things instead of making new ones.

b)

It means there will be less garbage trucks driving around.

c)

We can recycle everything, even food!

d)

There will be no more trash at the dump.

22.

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

a)

coal

b)

animals

c)

petroleum (oil)

d)

natural gas

23.

A resource that is not easily replaced...

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

24.

Any useful material that is found in nature:

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Human Resource

c)

Plants

d)

Fossil fuels

25.
Which group includes ALL renewable resources?
a)
Coal, trees, water, oil
b)
Water, wind, sun, plants
c)
Minerals, sun, natural gas, water
26.

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

a)

they are used to produce heat

b)

they take a long time to be replenished

c)

they can be found underground

d)

they produce pollution

27.

What does conserving resources mean?

a)

Using as many of the resources as you can

b)

Wasting resources

c)

Saving resources and using them wisely

d)

Using a lot of resources

28.

Which answer describes the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

a)

A renewable resource is a resource that is scarce while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is abundant.

b)

A renewable resource is a resource that is abundant while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is scarce.

c)

A renewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is constantly supplied.

d)

A renewable resource is a resource that is constantly being supplied while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced.

29.

What was the most widely used NONRENEWABLE resource in 2009?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Biomass

c)

Petroleum

d)

Hydropower

30.

What was the most widely used RENEWABLE resource in 2017?

a)

Coal

b)

Petroleum

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Biomass

31.

What determines if a resource is renewable or nonrenewable?

a)

The rate at which they are replenished

b)

The cost of the resources

c)

How much pollution it causes

d)

How the resource will be used

32.

A resource that is not easily replaced...

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

33.
Which group includes ALL renewable resources?
a)
Coal, trees, water, oil
b)
Water, wind, sun, plants
c)
Minerals, sun, natural gas, water
34.

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

a)

they are used to produce heat

b)

they take a long time to be replenished

c)

they can be found underground

d)

they produce pollution

35.

Which answer describes the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

a)

A renewable resource is a resource that is scarce while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is abundant.

b)

A renewable resource is a resource that is abundant while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is scarce.

c)

A renewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is constantly supplied.

d)

A renewable resource is a resource that is constantly being supplied while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced.

36.

Which answer describes the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

a)

A renewable resource is a resource that is scarce while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is abundant.

b)

A renewable resource is a resource that is abundant while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is scarce.

c)

A renewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is constantly supplied.

d)

A renewable resource is a resource that is constantly being supplied while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced.

37.

What was the most widely used NONRENEWABLE resource in 2009?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Biomass

c)

Petroleum

d)

Hydropower

38.

What was the most widely used NONRENEWABLE resource in 2009?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Biomass

c)

Petroleum

d)

Hydropower

39.

What process is happening step A?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

40.

What process is happening step A?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

41.

The process in which water vapor is released into the atmosphere through plants.

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

42.

The process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water.

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

43.

The process by which molecules of water vapor become liquid water.

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

44.

In order for evaporation to occur, liquid water must change state into a ___________.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

plasma

45.

In order for evaporation to occur, liquid water must change state into a ___________.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

plasma

46.

In order for condensation to occur, water vapor (gas) must change state into a _________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gel

47.

What process is happening step B?

a)

transpiration

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

48.

What process is happening step B?

a)

transpiration

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

49.

What step of the water cycle is happening in arrow D?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaopration

c)

Run off

50.

What step of the water cycle is happening in arrow D?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaopration

c)

Run off

51.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
52.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
53.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
54.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
55.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
56.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
57.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
58.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
59.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
60.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
61.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
62.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
63.
Rain soaks into the ground
a)
Infiltration
b)
Condensation
c)
Throughflow
d)
Surface runoff
64.
Water that is beneath earth's surface 
a)
groundwater 
b)
infiltration
c)
runoff
d)
transpiration 
65.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
66.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
67.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
68.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
69.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
70.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
71.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

72.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

73.

What is evaporation?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapour or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapour 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.

74.

What is evaporation?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapour or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapour 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.

75.

What is condensation?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapour or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapour 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.

d)

The part of the water cycle when the water soaks into the ground.

76.

What is condensation?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapour or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapour 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.

d)

The part of the water cycle when the water soaks into the ground.

77.

What is precipitation?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapour or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapour 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.

d)

The part of the water cycle where the trees release vapour from their leaves.

78.

What is precipitation?

a)

The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapour or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

b)

The part of the water cycle when the water vapour 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.

d)

The part of the water cycle where the trees release vapour from their leaves.

79.

When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.

a)

water vapour

b)

steam

c)

air

d)

clouds

80.

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapour.

a)

cools

b)

heats up

c)

freezes

d)

lights up

81.
Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
82.
Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
83.
Does precipitation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
84.
Does precipitation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
85.

In the water cycle, what is the term for surface water being heated by the sun, rising and turning from a liquid to gas?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Groundwater flow

e)

Surface runoff

86.

How much of Earth's surface is covered by water?

a)

3%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

85%

87.

Precipitation includes rain and snow.

a)

False

b)

True

88.

The water that was around when many hundreds of years ago___________.

a)

Is gone,and has been for a long time

b)

Is about half way gone

c)

Is the same water we use today

d)

Would be really dirty if it were still around

89.

Water that falls from clouds to Earths surface

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Water Vapor

90.

Why is the water cycle referred to as a 'closed system'?

4 lines
91.

The movement of surface water down slopes (e.g. mountains).

a)

Evaporation

b)

Groundwater

c)

Condensation

d)

Runoff

92.

The changing of water vapour into droplets of liquid water in the form of dew, fog or clouds is called (a)   .

93.

What does the water cycle show?

a)

How waste water is purified so that it's safe to drink

b)

How water moves around between the atmosphere, oceans, rivers and land

c)

How water gets into our homes

94.

Which of these is a store within the water cycle?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Ice caps

95.

In the water cycle, what is the term for water droplets increasing in size, becoming heavy and falling to the earth’s surface as a liquid?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Condensation

96.

What is Hydro electric power

a)

Power made from fire

b)

Power made from wind

c)

Power made from water

d)

Power made from the sun

97.

What is Hydro electric power

a)

Power made from fire

b)

Power made from wind

c)

Power made from water

d)

Power made from the sun

98.

True or False

Hydroelectricity is renewable

a)

True

b)

False

99.

What else does hydro energy provide and improve

a)

Flood control

b)

irrigation

c)

navigation

d)

All of the above

100.

It harness power from water flowing under pressure

(a)  

101.

storage of water

(a)  

102.

storage of water

(a)  

103.

structure built to enclose the reservoir

(a)  

104.

structure built to enclose the reservoir

(a)  

105.

pipes that carry water to turbine

(a)  

106.

pipes that carry water to turbine

(a)  

107.

What are the two functions of dam

(a)  

108.
Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?
a)
nuclear
b)
biomass
c)
geothermal
d)
hydropower
109.
Thermal energy has to do with __.
a)
motion
b)
light
c)
electrical current
d)
heat
110.
Burning fire is an example of __ energy.
a)
electrical
b)
mechanical
c)
nuclear
d)
chemical
111.
Turbines are used to collect energy from __ and is a __ resource.
a)
hydropower, renewable
b)
hydropower, nonrenewable
c)
wind, renewable
d)
wind, nonrenewable
112.
The purpose of the panels is to change solar energy into ____________.
a)
light energy
b)
electrical energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
mechanical energy
113.

Electricity transfers ______ from place to place.

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

both of these

d)

none of these

114.

How is Electricity Generated?

a)

By the use of turbines

b)

by the use of electricity

c)

by the use of sub stations

d)

by the use of transmission lines

115.

How is Electricity Generated?

a)

By the use of turbines

b)

by the use of electricity

c)

by the use of sub stations

d)

by the use of transmission lines

116.

Which of the following is utilised to generate electricity in a hydro electric power plant?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Water

c)

coal

d)

Fossil Fuel

117.

Which of the following is utilised to generate electricity in a hydro electric power plant?

a)

Nuclear

b)

Water

c)

coal

d)

Fossil Fuel

118.

How do Solar power plant produce electricity?

a)

the sunlight turns the turbines

b)

the solar panels collect the light coming from the sun.

c)

the steam from the sunlight rotates the turbines

d)

it doesn't happen at all.

119.

How does the powerplant produce electricity?

a)

the thunder hit the transmission line and it produce electricity

b)

the water/steam turns the turbines and generate electricity

c)

the substation generate the electricity

d)

none of the above

120.

How does the powerplant produce electricity?

a)

the thunder hit the transmission line and it produce electricity

b)

the water/steam turns the turbines and generate electricity

c)

the substation generate the electricity

d)

none of the above

121.

Super heated steam is used to turn a ______________?

a)

Transformer

b)

Battery

c)

Turbine

d)

Toothed Gear

122.
Most forms of electrical generation rely on a turbine. Which form doesn't?
a)
Tidal
b)
Hydro
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
123.
Most forms of electrical generation rely on a turbine. Which form doesn't?
a)
Tidal
b)
Hydro
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
124.

Which type of renewable energy is currently creating the most electricity generation?

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

solar

d)

wind

125.

Which one of the energy sources listed below is renewable?

a)

coal

b)

biomass

c)

natural gas

d)

petroleum oil

126.

Solar cells operate by converting

a)

heat to electrical energy

b)

light to electrical energy

c)

biomass to electrical energy

d)

thermal to electrical energy

127.

What type of energy comes from heated groundwater

a)

hydro-electric

b)

geothermal

c)

biomass

d)

solar

128.

Biofuel is best described as energy produced from

a)

a hydrogen cell

b)

burning coal

c)

plant matter

d)

crude oil

129.

Coal, petroleum, natural gas, and propane are fossil fuels. They are called fossil fuels because:

a)

they are burned to release energy and they cause air pollution

b)

they were formed from the buried remains of plants and tiny animals that lived hundred of millions of years ago

c)

they are nonrenewable and will run out

d)

they are mixed with fossils to provide energy

130.

The forms of renewable energy that would be available in Victoria's inland region are

a)

Wind, tidal, wave, hydro-electric

b)

Solar, hydro-electirc, biomass, tidal

c)

Wind, solar, hydrro-electric, biomass

d)

Solar, goethermal, wave, biomass

131.

Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere?

a)

ozone

b)

sulfur dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

nitrous oxide

132.

Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere?

a)

ozone

b)

sulfur dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

nitrous oxide

133.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

134.

Coal is burned to heat water so that the _______ can turn turbines.

a)

Fire

b)

Steam

c)

Gorillas

d)

Wind

135.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

Solar, Wind, Hydro

b)

Coal, Solar, Natural Gas

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

136.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

137.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

138.

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

139.

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

140.

Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable 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)

They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

c)

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

141.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

142.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

143.

Energy that uses heat that comes from within the earth is called

a)

Geological

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Geothermal

d)

Geographic

144.

Energy that uses heat that comes from within the earth is called

a)

Geological

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Geothermal

d)

Geographic

145.

Hydro Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

146.

Hydro Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

147.

Fossil Fuels are...?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A type of petrol used to power dinosaur cars.

c)

An energy resource that can be quickly and easily replaced.

148.

One ADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels is that:

a)

They are better for the environment.

b)

They can produce extremely high amounts of energy.

c)

They contribute to the greenhouse effect.

d)

They will never run out.

149.

One ADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels is that:

a)

They are better for the environment.

b)

They can produce extremely high amounts of energy.

c)

They contribute to the greenhouse effect.

d)

They will never run out.

150.

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels?

a)

Fossil fuels will never run out.

b)

Fossil fuels are very efficient forms of energy and are readily available, making them cheaper.

c)

Burning fossil fuels contributes to the greenhouse effect which causes global warming.

d)

Fossil fuels are better for the environment.

151.

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels?

a)

Fossil fuels will never run out.

b)

Fossil fuels are very efficient forms of energy and are readily available, making them cheaper.

c)

Burning fossil fuels contributes to the greenhouse effect which causes global warming.

d)

Fossil fuels are better for the environment.

152.

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels?

a)

Fossil fuels will never run out.

b)

Fossil fuels are very efficient forms of energy and are readily available, making them cheaper.

c)

Burning fossil fuels contributes to the greenhouse effect which causes global warming.

d)

Fossil fuels are better for the environment.

153.

One ADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels is that:

a)

They are better for the environment.

b)

They can produce extremely high amounts of energy.

c)

They contribute to the greenhouse effect.

d)

They will never run out.

154.

What is one ADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

a)

They will never run out.

b)

They are more expensive.

c)

They are bad for the environment.

155.

What is one ADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

a)

They will never run out.

b)

They are more expensive.

c)

They are bad for the environment.

156.

What is one ADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

a)

They will never run out.

b)

They are more expensive.

c)

They are bad for the environment.

157.

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

a)

They are not as efficient as burning fossil fuels.

b)

They will eventually run out.

c)

They are cheaper and better for the environment.

158.

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

a)

They are not as efficient as burning fossil fuels.

b)

They will eventually run out.

c)

They are cheaper and better for the environment.

159.

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

a)

They are not as efficient as burning fossil fuels.

b)

They will eventually run out.

c)

They are cheaper and better for the environment.

160.

Which of the following make up fossil fuels?

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Gas

d)

All of the above