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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
They can never be replaced.
They cannot be easily replaced.
They can be recycled.
They can be made in factories.
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?
Where can all the energy you use be traced to?
Which of the following is the main use for petroleum?
Transportation
Electricity production
What energy resource creates the most pollutants?
What energy resource is most commonly used to heat homes?
Natural Gas
Biofuels
Hydroelectric Energy
Solar Power
What causes carbon dioxide gas ?
From the burning of fossil fuels
By growing a garden
Wind turbines creating energy
Solar panels converting radiant energy into electric energy
How do nuclear power plants work?
They use uranium to generate heat, which then produces steam to drive turbines and generate electricity.
They harness the energy from the sun to create electricity.
They burn coal to produce heat and generate electricity.
They use wind energy to generate electricity.
What are some examples of renewable energy resources?
(Select all that apply)
Hydroelectric Power Plants
Biomass
Geothermal Energy
Burning Coal
Natural Gas
What energy resource produces the most pollution?
Coal
Natural Gas
How do hydroelectric power plants work?
Using the force of coal to spin turbines connected to generators.
Using the force of wind to spin turbines connected to generators.
Using the force of sunlight to spin turbines connected to generators.
Using the force of flowing water to spin turbines connected to generators.
Solar energy is ______ that turns radiant energy into electric energy.
Inexhaustible Energy
Exhaustible Energy
Wind energy is ______ that converts kinetic energy in wind to electric energy.
Inexhaustible Energy
Exhaustible Energy
What is biomass?
Anything that is or once was alive that is burned for heat
A fossil fuel
A nonrenewable resource
A oil we find underground
What is Global Warming?
The natural process of Earth's climate system without any human influence.
The cooling of Earth's climate system due to human activities.
The increase in the number of icebergs due to human activities.
When temperature levels change because of increasing carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere.
Which refers to the process of producing energy by utilizing heat trapped inside the earth surface?
Hydrothermal energy
Geothermal energy
Solar energy
Wave energy
When conserving energy, what type of energy resource last longer?
Nonrenewable
Renewable
The sequence of the energy transformation that occurs in a coal burning power plant is...
_______ to thermal to mechanical to electric
Chemical
Thermal
Electric
Radiant
