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Fundamental or Renewable Energy Pre-Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)
Solar 
b)
Wind 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
water
3.
Which is not an advantage of Wind energy?
a)
Land can be used for other purposes
b)
Can be quickly built; not too expensive
c)
Long operating life
d)
Danger to birds
4.

What is given off as waste in a hydrogen fueled car?

a)

H2

b)

O2

c)

H2O2

d)

H2O

5.

Any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature lasting for an extended period of a decade or longer.

a)

BIOTECHNOLOGY

b)

CLIMATE CHANGE

c)

CONVECTION

d)

COMPOST

6.

Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.

a)

BIODEGRADABLE

b)

BIOMASS

c)

REDUCE

d)

RECYCLABLE

7.

Device that combines hydrogen and oxygen and produces electricity in the process

a)

FUEL CELL

b)

SOLAR ENERGY

c)

WIND ENERGY

d)

NUCLEAR ENERGY

8.
A type of energy that is renewed in a short time and is made of fuels that are made from wood, dried plants and garbage is
a)
biomass
b)
solar energy
c)
water energy
d)
nuclear energy
9.
A problem with wind energy is that 
a)
Birds and bats may be threatened
b)
Too much wind is produced
c)
it is nonrenewable
d)
not predictable
10.

(Select all true responses) Which of the following is an example of how biomass fuel is currently being used

a)

Ethanol from fermenting corn is added to gasoline

b)

Biogas digesters ferment manure and produce heat and methane

c)

Dung-fired power stations produce electricity

d)

Burning wood for heat and cooking

11.
What would a biomass electrical plant have in common with a coal-fired power plant?
a)
both burn their fuel to boil water to produce steam in order to spin a turbine
b)
both use electricity to spin turbines in generators
c)
both rely on fossil fuels to generate electricity
d)
both rely on renewable energy to generate electricity
12.

which of the following is a drawback to wind energy?

a)

migration of birds being interrupted

b)

noise

c)

disrupts the landscape

d)

not available in all locations

13.

what is a drawback to hydroelectric power?

a)

fish being isolated on one side of the dam

b)

water in the reservoir becomes warm

c)

increases the dissolved oxygen

d)

increases the rate of nutrient flow downstream

14.

fuel cells that use a chemical reaction to generate electricity are using

a)

hydrogen gas

b)

methane gas

c)

water

d)

oil

15.

Wind turbines convert

a)

wind energy into mechanical (wind turns the turbines), which is converted into electricity

b)

light energy into electricity

c)

wind energy into thermal energy

d)

thermal energy into electricity

16.

Select all answers that are true of tidal energy:

a)

It uses a constant source of energy (not intermittent)

b)

Water can power the turbines even at slow speeds because it is so dense

c)

It can disrupt ocean habitats when installed

d)

High construction costs, but the equipment lasts for a long time

e)

It can be placed anywhere