WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the definition of "Emissions"?
The release of substances into the environment.
A device that reduces pollutants.
Harmful substances.
A pollutant that holds heat.
What does the term "Pollutant" refer to?
A device in a power plant.
The release of substances.
Harmful substances.
A pollutant that increases heat.
What is a "Scrubber" used for?
Increasing the atmosphere's ability to hold heat.
Reducing the amount of released pollutants sent into the air.
Releasing substances into the environment.
Identifying harmful substances.
What is a "Greenhouse Gas"?
A device in a power plant.
A pollutant that increases the atmosphere's ability to hold heat.
The release of substances into the environment.
Harmful substances.
What is geothermal energy?
Energy from the sun
Heat energy obtained from beneath Earth's surface
Energy from wind
Energy from fossil fuels
What does hydropower use?
Energy from the sun
Energy from wind
Energy of moving water
Energy from fossil fuels
What does the term "available" mean?
Not possible to obtain
Able to be had
Difficult to find
Unreachable
What are fossil fuels?
Materials formed from ancient plants and animals decayed underground
A type of renewable energy source
Elements used in solar panels
A form of wind energy
What is coal?
A liquid fossil fuel
A hard black substance formed from plant stems and leaves
A gas used in cooking
A type of renewable energy
How is petroleum formed?
By the decay of ancient plants and animals
From volcanic activity
Through photosynthesis
By the movement of tectonic plates
What state does natural gas occur in?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
What is uranium used for?
Solar panels
Nuclear power plants
Wind turbines
Hydroelectric dams
What are nuclear fuels?
Renewable energy sources
Unstable elements that produce energy in power plants
A type of fossil fuel
Elements used in batteries
What is the definition of "Fuel"?
A device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy
A material that releases energy as heat when it burns
A device that spins as the gas flows
Stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy
What does a "Device" refer to?
A process of burning a fuel to produce heat and light
A material that releases energy as heat when it burns
Something made for a particular purpose
A device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy
What is "Combustion"?
The process of burning a fuel to produce heat and light
A device that spins as the gas flows
A material that releases energy as heat when it burns
Stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy
What is the function of a "Turbine"?
A device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy
A device that spins as the gas flows and changes the heat energy of the steam into energy of motion
Stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy
A material that releases energy as heat when it burns
What does a "Generator" do?
A device that spins as the gas flows
A material that releases energy as heat when it burns
A device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy
Stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy
What is the role of a "Battery"?
A device that spins as the gas flows
A material that releases energy as heat when it burns
Stores chemical energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy
A device that changes energy of motion into electrical energy
