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Renewable forms of energy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of renewable energy does this picture represent?

a)

geothermal

b)

biomass

c)

wind

d)

solar

2.

What kind of renewable energy does this picture represent?

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

wind

d)

solar

3.

What kind of renewable energy does this picture represent?

a)

geothermal

b)

biomass

c)

wind

d)

solar

4.

Which renewable energy resource comes from burning plant material?

(a)  

5.

What renewable energy resource uses steam from the earth to turn turbines?

a)

hydroelectric

b)

geothermal

c)

solar

d)

wind

6.

Which is an advantage for using wind energy?

a)

It is clean without any pollutants.

b)

Wind is inconsistent.

c)

It is a great source because it is windy everywhere.

d)

It is dangerous to birds.

7.

Check all that apply.

What are the disadvantages for using solar energy?

a)

Not a good source of energy in places without much sun.

b)

Only converts 20% of the sun's energy to electricity.

c)

Noisy

d)

When it is running, it releases harmful emissions into the air.

8.

Which of these is an advantage for using biomass?

a)

Growing crops for biofuels requires large amounts of land.

b)

Uses materials that might normally be thrown away

c)

Using pesticides on crops can pollute

d)

Releases harmful pollutants into the air

9.

Check all that apply.

What are the advantages of using hydroelectric power?

a)

It is highly efficient.

b)

It is a clean with no emissions once a dam is in place.

c)

Reliable because the flow of water can be controlled.

d)

Expensive to build dams.

10.

What is the term for the technology that generates electricity when sunlight in semiconductors, causing electrons to move?

a)
active solar heating
b)
passive solar heating
c)
photovoltaic cells
11.

_ resources can be replaced almost as quickly as they are used.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

12.

When a input gear is smaller than a output gear you have.....

a)

Increased Speed

b)

Decreased Speed

13.

To increase the speed of ROTATION, you can ____________________.

a)
add more gears
b)
change from a LARGE gear to a SMALL gear
c)
turn the handle less times
d)
change from a SMALL gear to a LARGE gear
14.

How long would it have took for the cement to cure had it been dumped in one big, continuous flow until the dam was complete instead of interlocking sections?

a)

Twelve years.

b)

Seventy-five years

c)

18 months

d)

125 years

15.

Which of the following are NOT sources of renewable energy. Select ALL that apply.

a)

Biomass

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Solar

d)

Coal

e)

Nuclear

16.
Used to increase the height of water level.
a)
Dam
b)
Penstock
c)
Water reservoir
d)
Spillway
17.

The Ivanpah Power Plant, located in California, is what kind of energy power plant?

a)

solar thermal power plant

b)

wind power plant

c)

hydro power plant

d)

fossil fuel power plant

18.

What happens when water flows through a dam?

a)

The water evaporates.

b)

The water turns a turbine.

c)

The water is pumped back up.

d)

The water creates sparks making electricity.

19.

Other than using dams, what is another way to use hydropower?

a)

Hydrogenerator

b)

Hydropump

c)

Hydroreservoir

d)

Run of River

20.

Which letter represents the turbine?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

21.

A lamp begins with electrical energy when plugged in and turns into _________ energy when the light comes on.

a)

mechanical

b)

kinetic

c)

radiant

d)

sound

22.

Which is an advantage of natural gas?

a)

natural gas can be used to heat homes and power cars

b)

natural gas releases sulfur into the air

c)

natural gas in nonrenewable

d)

natural gas in flammable

23.

Energy in motion or has to do with the position of an object is?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

Kinetic energy

24.

This plant can be used as a source of renewable fuel called

a)

Ethanol

b)

Ground source heat

c)

Hydropower

d)

Photovoltaic power

25.
A geothermal power plant gets energy by
a)
Circulating fluid underground
b)
Pumping heated water or steam into rocks
c)
Holding water behind a dam
d)
Using methane from decomposition