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Energy Sources and Their Carbon Footprint Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which energy source has the lowest total life cycle emissions per kilowatt-hour?

a)

Wind (renewable)

b)

Natural gas (nonrenewable)

c)

Coal (nonrenewable)

d)

Oil (nonrenewable)

2.

During which phase of its life cycle does nuclear energy emit the most greenhouse gases?

a)

One-time downstream

b)

Ongoing noncombustion

c)

Ongoing combustion

d)

One-time upstream

3.

Which renewable energy source emits the most greenhouse gases during its one-time upstream phase?

a)

Photovoltaic

b)

Geothermal

c)

Concentrating solar power

d)

Hydropower

4.

Which nonrenewable energy source emits the least greenhouse gases during its ongoing combustion phase?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Oil

c)

Coal

d)

Nuclear

5.

Which renewable energy source emits the most greenhouse gases during its ongoing noncombustion phase?

a)

Hydropower

b)

Geothermal

c)

Concentrating solar power

d)

Wind

6.

Which energy source emits the most greenhouse gases during its ongoing combustion phase?

a)

Geothermal

b)

Wind

c)

Hydropower

d)

Concentrating solar power

7.

Which renewable energy source has the highest total life cycle emissions per kilowatt-hour?

a)

Wind

b)

Geothermal

c)

Hydropower

d)

Concentrating solar power

8.

Which nonrenewable energy source emits the most greenhouse gases during its one-time upstream phase?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Oil

c)

Coal

d)

Nuclear

9.

Which renewable energy source emits the least greenhouse gases during its one-time downstream phase?

a)

Concentrating solar power

b)

Hydropower

c)

Geothermal

d)

Wind

10.

Which nonrenewable energy source has the highest total life cycle emissions per kilowatt-hour?

a)

Oil

b)

Natural gas

c)

Coal

d)

Nuclear