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Energy Resources Review - Earth Science

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
2.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
3.
Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 
a)
Electricity, transportation, and heating
b)
Food
c)
Sunlight
d)
Growing, building muscle, calcium
4.
Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 
a)
then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
b)
They can get extremely hot
c)
Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
d)
this would destroy fossils
5.
Which greenhouse gas is produced most by the automobile industry? 
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Sulfur
c)
Methane
d)
Carbon Dioxide
6.
Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Nuclear Power's source comes from _________________.
a)
Uranium or Plutonium
b)
Coal
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Oil and/or Coal
8.
What product does a nuclear power plant produce for its customers?
a)
electricity
b)
a turbine
c)
hot water
d)
steam
9.

What is nuclear waste?

a)

used reactor fuel

b)

irradiated tools and clothing

c)

old reactor parts

d)

all of the above

10.

The name of the only nuclear power plant to experience a core explosion was

a)

Ignalina

b)

Chernobyl

c)

Fukushima

d)

Three Mile Island

11.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
12.

____________________ energy is created by transforming radiant energy from the sun.

a)

geothermal

b)

biomass

c)

solar

d)

nuclear

13.

_____________________ energy comes from underground pockets of hot water.

a)

hydroelectric

b)

nuclear

c)

solar

d)

geothermal

14.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
15.
The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is_____________?
a)
geothermal 
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
natural gas
16.
"Energy can be transformed from one form into another or transformed from one region or another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed."
Which law is this?
a)
Law of Conservation of Mass
b)
Newton's Second Law
c)
Law of Conservation of Energy
d)
Newton's Third Law
17.

Coal

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

18.

Hydro-electric Power

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

19.

Oil

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

20.

Geothermal

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

21.

Wind

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

22.

Waves

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

23.

Natural Gas

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

24.

What type of energy produces no greenhouse gases, but leaves behind harmful waste?

a)

Coal

b)

Nuclear

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Petroleum

25.

What are the 3 main types of fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, Natural Gas, and Oil

b)

Natural Gas, Uranium, Oil

c)

Oil, Natural Gas, Solar

d)

Coal, Petroleum, Wind

26.

What is the main problem with solar energy?

a)

Solar panels are very expensive and large areas are needed to put them.

b)

Replacement parts are hard to find and systems are difficult to install.

c)

Solar panels will collect more energy than can be stored, causing a system overload.

d)

Solar energy will cause cancer in organisms living near the panels.

27.

What element is primarily used in nuclear fission?

a)

Uranium

b)

Carbon

c)

Manganese

d)

Lead

28.

How does the use of fossil fuels affect the atmosphere?

a)

Burning fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

b)

Burning fossil fuels helps heal the ozone layer.

c)

Burning fossil fuels adds a protective layer around the Earth.

d)

Burning fossil fuels clears the atmosphere of carcinogens.

29.
What are two advantages of geothermal energy?
a)
cheap and a lot pollution
b)
expensive and a lot of pollution
c)
cheap and little pollution
d)
expensive and little pollution
30.
What are the gases called that trap heat in the atmosphere and can cause climate change?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
radioactivity
31.
What is the process where rock near the bottom of a well is broken up in order to increase the flow of natural gas from the well called?
a)
hydrofracking
b)
agriculture
c)
geothermal energy
d)
urbanization
32.

The properties of an air mass are mostly determined by...

a)

The rate of Earth's rotation

b)

The direction of Earth's surface winds

c)

The source region where the air mass formed

d)

The path the air mass follows along a land surface

33.

A giant wave caused by an underwater earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide

a)

seiche

b)

tidal wave

c)

tsunami

d)

thrust fault

34.

How can water be an agent for physical weathering?

a)

By absorbing gases to react chemically with minerals

b)

by seeping into soil and dissolving minerals in rocks

c)

by absorbing sulfur dioxide and creating acid precipitation

d)

by seeping into the cracks of rocks and freezing

35.

Which of the following have been linked to climate change?

a)

droughts

b)

melting of polar ice caps

c)

flooding

d)

all of the above

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