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Renewable Energy

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fuels that are produced at a much slower rate than we use them and will eventually run out

a)

solar power

b)

biomass

c)

renewable fuels

d)

nonrenewable fuels

2.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

wind

d)

natural gas

3.

Fossil fuels account for what percentage of carbon emissions from humans?

a)

80%

b)

87%

c)

9%

d)

70%

4.

Radioactive waste and relying on plutonium and uranium are disadvantages of ______ power.

a)

wind

b)

nuclear

c)

solar

d)

geothermal

5.

Both fossil fuels and nuclear energy operate as a ________.

a)

heat engine

b)

wind turbine

c)

hydroelectric dam

d)

photovoltaic cell

6.

Renewable energy supplies what percent of our energy needs?

a)

9%

b)

11%

c)

87%

d)

70%

7.

Which of the following is NOT an example of renewable fuel?

a)

geothermal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

natural gas

8.

Naturally occuring energy that is produced at the same rate as we use it.

a)

nonrenewable energy

b)

renewable energy

c)

fossil fuels

d)

nuclear energy

9.

One solution to controlling the flow of water and energy produced to meet energy demands:

a)

solar panels

b)

wind turbine

c)

hydroelectric dam

d)

nuclear power

10.

What converts the motion of a turbine into electrical power?

a)

steam engine

b)

electrical generator

c)

power grid

d)

PV cell

11.

Limited locations and expensive drilling are disadvantages of which type of power?

a)

hydropower

b)

wind power

c)

geothermal energy

d)

nuclear power

12.

The amount of sunlight received in one year is ______ the amount of energy that will ever be extracted from fossil fuels and uranium combined.

a)

2 times greater

b)

2 times less than

c)

equal to

d)

3 times greater than

13.

All of the following are examples of the challenges of solar energy except...

a)

making PV cells is an energy intensive process

b)

PV cells are very expensive to make

c)

limited locations of solar panels

d)

finding efficient ways to harness energy

14.

Solar panels are made up of many _______ arranged together.

a)

turbines

b)

photovoltaic cells

c)

heat engines

d)

electrical generators

15.

Nuclear power is generated from splitting the atoms of ______.

a)

silicon

b)

quartz

c)

photovoltaic cells

d)

uranium

16.

Solar panels are made up of "PV" cells, which stand for:

a)

plutonium volts

b)

photovoltaic

c)

photo voltron

d)

protonvoltaic

17.

Which of the following can have negative impacts on the local ecology by changing the flow of water?

a)

geothermal plants

b)

solar panels

c)

hydroelectric dam

d)

wind turbines

18.

What is the raw material used to make the silicon needed for PV cells?

a)

quartz

b)

granite

c)

magma

d)

plutonium

19.

PV cells use _____ to set up an electrical field that controls the movement of electrons to provide power directly to the grid.

a)

turbines

b)

hydroelectric dam

c)

generator

d)

semiconductors

20.

New technology is using ______ in solar panels to increase the amount of energy absorbed by the electrons instead of losing it has heat.

a)

silicon

b)

nanocrystals

c)

quartz

d)

turbines

21.

Which of the following renewable energy sources harnesses power from the earth's heat?

a)

geographic power

b)

hydro power

c)

geothermal power

d)

solar power