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GP gr 8 Fuel and energy

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fuels are used to generate (a)  

2.

Define the meaning of fuel.

a)

a thing that makes energy

b)

coal, oil, natural gas

c)

a material / resource used to generate energy

d)

it is non-renewable resource

3.

Why is fuel and energy important to every country?

a)

it is needed to improve the quality of life

b)

it is vital for the ozone layer

c)

it plays a vital role in the economy of a country

d)

none of the above

4.

A form of energy released during nuclear fission to generate electricity

a)

Harmless

b)

solar energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

clean energy

5.

Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Coal

c)

Wind energy

d)

Solar energy

6.

What benefit does nuclear energy have over fossil fuels?

a)

It doesn't cause any form of pollution.

b)

It's extremely cheap to create.

c)

It can be used to power automobiles.

d)

It won't run out as quickly as fossil fuels.

7.

Choose an advantage of fossil fuels.

a)

They do not require much processing

b)

You can extract them without complicated machinery

c)

Burning them does not have any negative side effects

d)

There is an unlimited supply of them

8.

How much of the world's energy comes from renewable resources?

a)

Less than half

b)

More than half

c)

All

d)

None

9.

Nuclear energy is a ____________ energy source

a)

high carbon footprint

b)

low -carbon

c)

high - carbon

d)

cheap

10.

Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Coal

c)

Wind energy

d)

Solar energy

11.

What benefit does nuclear energy have over fossil fuels?

a)

It doesn't cause any form of pollution.

b)

It's extremely cheap to create.

c)

It can be used to power automobiles.

d)

It won't run out as quickly as fossil fuels.

12.

Which of these is an advantage of fossil fuels?

a)

They do not require much processing

b)

You can extract them without complicated machinery

c)

Burning them does not have any negative side effects

d)

There is an unlimited supply of them

13.

How do fossil fuels harm the environment?

a)

It destroys the ozone layer

b)

It adds harmful mercury to waterways

c)

The clouds it creates bring excess rain and flooding

d)

The gases emitted lead to global climate change

14.

How much of the world's energy comes from renewable resources?

a)

Less than half

b)

More than half

c)

All

d)

None

15.

Which of the following best describes the process of nuclear fission?

a)

Splitting an atom's nucleus apart

b)

Separating an atom's electrons from its nucleus.

c)

Fusing two atomic nuclei together

d)

Splitting an atom's electrons in half.

16.

Choose the answer that best describes the picture.

a)

dam

b)

turbine

c)

solar panel

d)

electricity

17.

Choose the answer that best describes the picture.

a)

coal

b)

electricity

c)

fossil fuel

d)

natural gas

18.
Nonrenewable resources are natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced
a)
True
b)
False
19.
An example of a biofuel is
a)
gasoline
b)
oil
c)
animal waste
d)
minerals
20.

This is how coal is extracted (pulled) from underground.

a)

mining

b)

shoveling

c)

scraping

d)

drilling

21.

What problems are caused by using fossil fuels

a)

Air pollution only

b)

Oil spills only

c)

Air pollution, Climate change, oil spills and acid rain

22.

A problem with solar energy is that it is

a)

Used to much

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Costly to build

d)

Too hot

23.

How is it that fossil fuels get their energy from the Sun?

a)

Animals trap the Sun's energy and give it to fossil fuels.

b)

The sun directly gives its energy to fossil fuels.

c)

Fossil fuels absorb energy directly from the sun.

d)

Plants absorb energy from the sun. Some animals eat those plants to gain energy. When the plants and the animals die, some get turned into fossil fuels.

24.

A machine for producing power where a wheel or rotor is spun by fast-flowing water, steam, gas or air.

a)

Turbine

b)

Steam reforming

c)

Power plant

d)

Fuel cell

25.

Fossil fuel is an energy providing material that comes from

a)

long-dead remains of living things.

b)

the center of the Earth.

c)

out space.

d)

the atmosphere.

26.

The fuel used in power plants to make electricity is

a)

natural gas.

b)

petroleum oil.

c)

coal.

d)

water.

27.

Most energy modern people use comes from

a)

nuclear power.

b)

using wind energy.

c)

using the sun's energy.

d)

burning fossil fuels.

28.

The supply of fossil fuels is NOT rapidly depleting.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.

a)

energy

b)

pollution

c)

food

d)

natural resource

30.

Energy from the sun is ___________________.

a)

hydroelectric energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

solar energy

d)

wind energy

31.

Out of the 4 choices, which would be the LEAST sustainable:

a)

Everyone driving their own car

b)

Walking

c)

Taking a bus

d)

carpooling with a friend

32.

Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which source of energy uses heat deep underground?

a)

A. Geothermal energy

b)

B. Petroleum energy

c)

C. Solar energy

d)

D. Wind energy