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Energy resources E0

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which energy source is one that is used to boil water to make steam in power stations?

a)

energy from tides

b)

energy from waves

c)

hydroelectric energy

d)

nuclear energy

3.

Which energy source is renewable and reliably available at all times?

a)

coal

b)

geothermal

c)

nuclear

d)

wind

4.

Which is a non-renewable energy resource?

a)

coal

b)

solar

c)

tides

d)

wind

5.

Which energy resource is used to boil water to generate electricity?

a)

hydroelectric

b)

nuclear fission

c)

tides

d)

waves

6.

Which source of energy involves the splitting of heavy atoms?

a)

chemical energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

hydroelectric energy

d)

nuclear energy

7.

Which energy resource is used to generate electricity without using any moving parts?

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

nuclear

d)

solar

8.

Electrical energy may be obtained from nuclear fission. In which order is the energy transferred in this process?

a)

nuclear fuel → generator → reactor and boiler → turbines

b)

nuclear fuel → generator → turbines → reactor and boiler

c)

nuclear fuel → reactor and boiler → generator → turbines

d)

nuclear fuel → reactor and boiler → turbines → generator

9.

A helicopter takes off from the ground and rises vertically. It then hovers at a constant height above the ground. Which sequence of energy changes takes place during the gain in height?

a)

chemical → gravitational potential → kinetic

b)

chemical → kinetic → gravitational potential

c)

gravitational potential → chemical → kinetic

d)

kinetic → chemical → gravitational potential

10.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Which energy resource is used to generate electricity by first boiling water?

a)

hydroelectric

b)

nuclear fission

c)

tides

d)

waves

14.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Energy from uranium is transferred to electrical energy in a nuclear power station. What is the correct order of the stages of this process?

a)

boiler → generator → reactor → turbine

b)

generator → boiler → turbine → reactor

c)

reactor → boiler → turbine → generator

d)

reactor → turbine → boiler → generator

16.

In which pair of energy sources are both sources renewable?

a)

oil and coal

b)

oil and tidal

c)

tidal and geothermal

d)

tidal and nuclear fission

17.
a)

chemical

b)

gravitational potential

c)

internal

d)

strain

18.

Electricity can be obtained from different energy resources. Which energy resource is used to obtain electricity without producing heat to boil water?

a)

coal

b)

gas

c)

hydroelectric

d)

nuclear

19.

Which energy resource does not derive its energy from the Sun?

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

oil

d)

waves

20.

Which energy resource does not derive its energy from the Sun?

a)

hydroelectric

b)

nuclear fission

c)

waves

d)

wind

21.

The Sun is the original source of energy for many of our energy resources. Which energy resource does not originate from the Sun?

a)

geothermal

b)

fossil fuel

c)

nuclear power

d)

hydroelectric

e)

tidal energy

22.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D