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Energy Resources

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?
a)

They can never be replaced.

b)

They cannot be easily replaced.

c)

They can be recycled.

d)

They can be made in factories.

2.

Kilowatt-hours= (watts/1,000) x hours

A hair dryer is rated 1,200 watts. If you used the dryer for 0.25 hours, how much electric energy did you use?

a)
1.2 kWh
b)
0.5 kWh
c)
0.3 kWh
d)
0.1 kWh
3.

Where can all the energy you use be traced to?

a)
The sun
b)
The ocean
c)
The moon
d)
Fossil fuels
4.

Which of the following is the main use for petroleum?

a)

Transportation

b)

Electricity production

5.

What energy resource creates the most pollutants?

a)
Nuclear power
b)
Wind energy
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Solar power
6.

What energy resource is most commonly used to heat homes?

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Biofuels

c)

Hydroelectric Energy

d)

Solar Power

7.

What causes carbon dioxide gas ?

a)

From the burning of fossil fuels

b)

By growing a garden

c)

Wind turbines creating energy

d)

Solar panels converting radiant energy into electric energy

8.

How do nuclear power plants work?

a)

They use uranium to generate heat, which then produces steam to drive turbines and generate electricity.

b)

They harness the energy from the sun to create electricity.

c)

They burn coal to produce heat and generate electricity.

d)

They use wind energy to generate electricity.

9.

What are some examples of renewable energy resources?

(Select all that apply)

a)

Hydroelectric Power Plants

b)

Biomass

c)

Geothermal Energy

d)

Burning Coal

e)

Natural Gas

10.

What energy resource produces the most pollution?

a)
Solar power
b)

Coal

c)

Natural Gas

d)
Wind energy
11.

How do hydroelectric power plants work?

a)

Using the force of coal to spin turbines connected to generators.

b)

Using the force of wind to spin turbines connected to generators.

c)

Using the force of sunlight to spin turbines connected to generators.

d)

Using the force of flowing water to spin turbines connected to generators.

12.

Solar energy is ______ that turns radiant energy into electric energy.

a)

Inexhaustible Energy

b)

Exhaustible Energy

13.

Wind energy is ______ that converts kinetic energy in wind to electric energy.

a)

Inexhaustible Energy

b)

Exhaustible Energy

14.

What is biomass?

a)

Anything that is or once was alive that is burned for heat

b)

A fossil fuel

c)

A nonrenewable resource

d)

A oil we find underground

15.

What is Global Warming?

a)

The natural process of Earth's climate system without any human influence.

b)

The cooling of Earth's climate system due to human activities.

c)

The increase in the number of icebergs due to human activities.

d)

When temperature levels change because of increasing carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere.

16.

Which refers to the process of producing energy by utilizing heat trapped inside the earth surface?

a)

Hydrothermal energy

b)

Geothermal energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Wave energy

17.

When conserving energy, what type of energy resource last longer?

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Renewable

18.

The sequence of the energy transformation that occurs in a coal burning power plant is...

_______ to thermal to mechanical to electric

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Electric

d)

Radiant