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Energy, Environment, and Pollution Practice Questions

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

The human use energy has impact on the environment.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Emissions are the release of substances into the environment.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

A Pollutant, or useful substances, during energy production can protect land, water, and air.

a)

False

b)

True

4.

A scrubber gases from the plant pass through a substances that reduces the amount of pollutants that gets into the air.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

A greenhouses gas is a pollutant that decreases the atmosphere’s ability to hold heat.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Fossil Fuel combustion can pollute the atmosphere.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

……………….. are the release of substances into the environment.

a)

Fossil Fuel

b)

Emissions

c)

Energy

8.

……………….. harmful substances during energy production can poison land, water, and air.

a)

Emissions

b)

Pollutant

c)

Energy

9.

……………….. is a pollutant that increase the atmosphere’s ability to hold heat.

a)

Energy

b)

Emissions

c)

Greenhouse effect

10.

……………….. gases from the plant pass through a substances that reduces the amount of pollutants that gets into the air.

a)

Pollutant

b)

Emissions

c)

scrubber

11.

Supply is unlimited fits which energy source type?

a)

Renewable only

b)

Non-renewable only

c)

Both types

12.

Supply is limited fits which energy source type?

a)

Both types

b)

Non-renewable only

c)

Renewable only

13.

Used for electricity fits which energy source type?

a)

Renewable only

b)

Both types

c)

Non-renewable only

14.

Energy is from the sun fits which energy source type?

a)

Non-renewable only

b)

Renewable only

c)

Both types

15.

Useful to humans fits which energy source type?

a)

Both types

b)

Non-renewable only

c)

Renewable only

16.

Which two methods will most likely reduce greenhouse gases? A. Remove scrubbers from power plants. B. Develop technology to prevent greenhouse emissions. C. Replace a coal burning plant with a nuclear power plant. D. Charge less money for electricity from coal power.

a)

B and C

b)

A and D

c)

A and B

d)

C and D

17.

What is the first step for using chemical energy to generate electrical power?

a)

Transfer electricity to customers

b)

Use steam to turn a turbine

c)

Burn fuel to heat water

18.

After steam turns a turbine, what happens next in generating electrical power?

a)

Obtain a fuel source

b)

Use the turbine to spin magnets and wire

c)

Charge customers for electricity

19.

What is the final step in delivering electrical power from chemical energy?

a)

Transfer electricity to customers

b)

Use steam to turn a turbine

c)

Develop technology to reduce emissions

20.

Which device helps reduce pollutants from plant gases before they go into the air? (Image shows a tall cylinder with filters)

a)

Wind turbine machine

b)

Solar panel tower

c)

Gas scrubber unit

d)

Coal delivery chute

21.

Which process releases harmful chemicals into the air?

a)

Combustion of fuels in engines

b)

Mining activity in open pits

c)

Storing fuel in underground tanks

d)

Transporting fuels across oceans

22.

Which activity can leave large areas of land changed?

a)

Combustion in power plants

b)

Mining for coal or minerals

c)

Transporting fuel by trucks

d)

Burning trash in landfills

23.

Which step creates a risk of spills?

a)

Combustion at power stations

b)

Mining deep underground

c)

Refining fuels at factories

d)

Transporting fuels by ships

24.

Marta said battery cars can add to air pollution. Which idea could make her statement true?

a)

The battery stores chemical energy

b)

Charging uses electricity from combustion

c)

The battery needs replacing over time

d)

The electricity is made in a nuclear plant

25.

Tabitha’s list of fossil fuels includes coal, oil, natural gas, petroleum, uranium, and wood. Which two items should be removed to make it correct?

a)

Remove coal and oil

b)

Remove uranium and wood

c)

Remove natural gas and coal

d)

Remove petroleum and wood

26.

Which energy source can be added to a poster of renewable fuels: hydropower, solar, wind, biomass?

a)

Petroleum from crude oil

b)

Nuclear energy from uranium

c)

Geothermal heat from Earth

d)

Coal from ancient plants

27.

A graph shows U.S. primary energy sources in 2016: natural gas 27, crude oil 19, coal 15, nuclear 8, biomass 5, other 3, hydro 2. Which statement is supported?

a)

Hydro was larger than nuclear

b)

Coal produced more than crude oil

c)

All sources used were renewable

d)

Natural gas was the greatest source

28.

Which statement is supported by the same graph?

a)

Hydro produced most of the energy

b)

Coal was the smallest energy source

c)

Fossil fuel use is declining over time

d)

Biomass was the largest renewable

29.

What does a generator do?

a)

Turns electric energy into heat

b)

Turns motion energy into electricity

c)

Turns stored energy into motion

d)

Turns motion energy into light

30.

Which is a fossil fuel?

a)

Hydropower from rivers

b)

Coal formed underground

c)

Wind energy from air

d)

Solar energy from sunlight

31.

Which source is renewable?

a)

Coal from ancient swamps

b)

Biomass from plants and waste

c)

Natural gas from the ground

d)

Petroleum from crude oil

32.

Which pollution can happen when fuels are burned?

a)

Water becomes salty

b)

Air gets harmful gases

c)

Soil turns into sand

d)

Rocks become softer

33.

Mining can change land areas. Which change is most likely?

a)

Deeper river channels form

b)

Large holes and piles appear

c)

Mountains grow taller quickly

d)

Clouds become thicker nearby

34.

Transporting oil by ship has risks. Which event is a pollution risk?

a)

Oil spill into the ocean

b)

Sailors use more fuel

c)

Extra waves near the coast

d)

Ports get more visitors

35.

Which pair shows a fossil fuel and a renewable energy?

a)

Natural gas and gasoline

b)

Crude oil and nuclear

c)

Coal and wind energy

d)

Uranium and petroleum

36.

Why might charging many electric cars still cause pollution in a city?

a)

Batteries are heavy to carry

b)

Windmills take up space

c)

Electricity may come from combustion

d)

Drivers use cars at night time

37.

Which source mostly uses the energy of moving water?

a)

Biomass in stoves

b)

Solar panels on roofs

c)

Geothermal at hot springs

d)

Hydropower at dams

38.

Which energy comes from heat deep inside Earth?

a)

Biomass from plant matter

b)

Geothermal from hot rocks

c)

Hydropower from rivers

d)

Wind from air movement

39.

Which statement about generators is true for wind turbines?

a)

Blades create motion energy

b)

Wires hold chemical energy

c)

Panels store solar light

d)

Engines burn gasoline fuel

40.

A town wants cleaner energy. Which choice would reduce air pollution the most?

a)

Use wind and solar farms

b)

Burn more coal for power

c)

Mine deeper for natural gas

d)

Transport more crude oil

41.

Which letter represents wavelength?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

B

d)

C

42.

Which letter represents amplitude?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

C

d)

B

43.

Which wave has a greater frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

44.

What is another name for wave height?

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Origin

45.

What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?

a)

Frequency

b)

Origin

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

46.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

origin

b)

Stays the same

c)

increases

d)

decreases

47.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to number of waves per second?

a)

increases

b)

origin

c)

stays the same

d)

Decreases

48.

How do these waves compare?

a)

wave 2 has a higher frequency than wave 4

b)

Wave 3 has a longer wavelength than wave 4

c)

all have the same wavelength

d)

all have the same frequency

49.

How would you describe the movement of matter in a longitudinal wave?

a)

Linear

b)

parallel (same) to the direction of energy

c)

In zigzags energy

d)

perpendicular (not the same) to direction of

50.

What do we call a material through which waves can travel? It can be a solid, liquid, or gas.

a)

Medium

b)

Amplitude

c)

Vibrations

d)

Vacuum

51.

A wave transfers:

a)

water

b)

particles

c)

energy

d)

Matter

52.

How would you describe the movement of matter in a transverse wave?

a)

Linear

b)

In zigzags

c)

perpendicular (not the same) to direction of energy

d)

parallel (same) to the direction of energy

53.

What is the source that causes a wave to start?

a)

motion

b)

the moon

c)

Vibration

d)

splash

54.

A wave that moves the medium parallel (same) to the direction of the energy is a:

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

transverse

c)

longitudinal

d)

standing

55.

Sound is an example of which type of wave?

a)

Both

b)

Neither

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Transverse

56.

Which letter marks the crest of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

C

57.

Which letter marks the trough of the wave?

a)

D

b)

C

c)

B

d)

A

58.

Which picture shows fewer waves in the same time?

a)

B

b)

A

59.

What increases when waves get taller from the middle line to the crest?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Origin

d)

Frequency

60.

Which type of wave moves matter up and down while energy moves forward?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Transverse

d)

Standing

61.

Top of a wave is called the ________.

a)

trough

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

62.

Bottom of a wave is called the ________.

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

63.

Look at the picture of the slinky. What type of wave is shown?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

wave, what wave?

c)

slinky wave

d)

transverse wave

64.

All waves carry __________.

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

water

d)

energy

65.

Look at the green sound image. What type of waves are shown?

a)

water waves

b)

longitudinal waves

c)

transverse waves

d)

frequency waves

66.

How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?

a)

linear

b)

in zigzags

c)

up and down

d)

back and forth

67.

Water waves and light waves are both examples of ______.

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

frequency wave

d)

sound wave

68.

Which term best describes the form sound takes as it travels?

a)

gas

b)

music

c)

waves

d)

molecules

69.

In the diagram, measuring from the horizontal midline to the top of the wave identifies which sound characteristic?

a)

its vibration

b)

its pitch

c)

its amplitude

d)

its speed

70.

Which statement about sound is true?

a)

It travels faster in outer space than it travels on Earth.

b)

It travels through many gases and many liquids.

c)

It travels through a solid faster than it travels through a liquid.

d)

It always travels at the same rate of speed.

71.

Which term means “a disturbance that transmits energy”?

a)

volume

b)

amplitude

c)

vibration

d)

wave

72.

________ is the number of vibrations that occur during a unit of time.

a)

frequency

b)

sound

c)

volume

d)

amplitude

73.

Which is the definition of amplitude?

a)

the distance between one crest to the next crest of a wave

b)

a unit of measurement for the volume of a sound

c)

the back-and-forth movement of an object

d)

the greatest height of a wave from its resting position

74.

In the diagram, what is the distance indicated by the arrows called?

a)

trough

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

volume

75.

Sound travels through __________ faster than other matters.

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

water

d)

gas

76.

Pitch is how high or low sound is. Which word completes the sentence?

a)

volume

b)

vibration

c)

pitch

d)

wavelength

77.

________ is the distance from one crest to the next crest.

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

vibration

d)

pitch

78.

________ are back-and-forth movements of an object.

a)

vibrations

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

pitch

79.

Which property increases when a wave’s height from the midline gets larger?

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

pitch

80.

If a sound wave has more vibrations each second, what increases?

a)

frequency

b)

crest

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

81.

Look at the wave drawing. Which label belongs at the highest point of the wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Crest

d)

Wavelength

82.

Which word means the lowest point of a wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Trough

83.

What is the distance from one crest to the next crest called?

a)

Wave period

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wave height

84.

Match the wave term to its meaning: The greatest height of a wave from the center line.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

85.

When the crests of two waves meet, what happens for a moment?

a)

The wave changes direction

b)

The wave is smaller

c)

The wave is bigger

d)

The wave stops moving

86.

When a crest meets an equal trough, what happens briefly?

a)

The wave gets taller

b)

The wave freezes

c)

The wave moves faster

d)

The wave is destroyed

87.

A _____ is a transfer of energy from one water molecule to the next.

a)

Current

b)

Breaker

c)

Crest

d)

Wave

88.

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

a)

Peak

b)

Breaker

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

89.

What is the highest point of a wave called?

a)

Peak

b)

Trough

c)

Crest

d)

The top

90.

The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of another is called what?

a)

Current

b)

Wave height

c)

Wavelength

d)

Peak

91.

Which example best shows oscillation?

a)

A guitar string plucked

b)

A tire swing not moving

c)

A barrel rolling away

d)

A rubber ball dropped

92.

Dropping water into a dish makes what kind of wave pattern?

a)

Plane

b)

Period

c)

Radio

d)

Circular

93.

Which word names the time for one full wave to pass a point?

a)

Current

b)

Amplitude

c)

Period

d)

Crest

94.

Which shape shows waves spreading out in rings from a splash?

a)

Plane waves

b)

Circular waves

c)

Square waves

d)

Radio waves

95.

Which shape shows waves moving in straight lines side by side?

a)

Current waves

b)

Plane waves

c)

Breaker waves

d)

Circular waves

96.

Which part of a wave measures how tall the wave is from the center?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Period

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

97.

If two crests line up exactly, what kind of interference happens?

a)

No interference

b)

Random interference

c)

Destructive interference

d)

Constructive interference

98.

If a crest and a trough line up, what kind of interference is that?

a)

Constructive interference

b)

No change interference

c)

Destructive interference

d)

Sideways interference

99.

Which picture would best model a repeating back-and-forth motion?

a)

A ball stuck in mud

b)

A swing moving each way

c)

A car driving straight

d)

A leaf staying still

100.

A transverse wave moves how compared to particle motion?

a)

No direction

b)

Opposite direction

c)

Perpendicular direction

d)

Same direction

101.

The picture shows an investigation setup Jad used to model wave patterns. Which statement describes the movement of the wave that Jad created?

a)

The wave will move in parallel lines in one direction similar to stripes

b)

The wave will stay in one place and move up and down stripes

c)

The wave will start at a single point and move outward in all directions

d)

The wave will increase its speed near the dish side

102.

The picture shows an investigation setup Jad used to model wave patterns. What two things will change if Jad adds water drops more quickly to the dish of water?

a)

The wave frequency will decrease

b)

The wave frequency will increase

c)

The distance between waves will decrease

d)

The distance between waves will increase

103.

Circular wave features are

a)

moves in all directions

b)

looks like circles

c)

starts at a single point

d)

Begins with a line

104.

Plane wave features are

a)

looks like stripes

b)

moves in all directions

c)

Move in parallel lines

d)

starts at a single point

105.

The time it takes a wave to move one wavelength.

a)

wave period

b)

superposition

c)

circular wave

d)

plane wave

106.

A disturbance at a single point that moves outward in all directions.

a)

circular wave

b)

wave period

c)

plane wave

d)

Superposition

107.

A wave that is made when a line of matter is disturbed.

a)

plane wave

b)

superposition

c)

circular wave

d)

wave period

108.

Waves meeting and combining amplitudes as they move.

a)

wave period

b)

Superposition

c)

circular wave

d)

plane wave

109.

Sort the features of a wave to show the correct wave pattern. Which feature belongs to a circular wave?

a)

moves in all directions

b)

looks like stripes

c)

moves in one direction

d)

begins with a line

110.

Sort the features of a wave to show the correct wave pattern. Which feature belongs to a plane wave?

a)

moves in all directions

b)

moves in one direction

c)

looks like circles

d)

starts at a single point

111.

How is a circular wave different from a plane wave? Choose the best description.

a)

Circular waves look like stripes across water

b)

Circular waves move only in parallel lines

c)

Circular waves are caused by a disturbance at a single point

d)

Circular waves begin with a line disturbance

112.

Which statement best defines plane waves?

a)

Move outward in every direction

b)

Caused by a disturbance at one point

c)

Always decrease in frequency

d)

Made when a line of matter is disturbed

113.

What is meant by wave period?

a)

The number of waves passing each minute

b)

The length from crest to crest in water

c)

The height from trough to crest in water

d)

The amount of time for one back-and-forth motion

114.

When Jad drops water slowly, what happens to the distance between waves?

a)

It stays the same regardless of speed

b)

It becomes stripes like a plane wave

c)

It decreases because frequency is lower

d)

It increases because frequency is lower

115.

Which picture setup would model a circular wave pattern in water?

a)

A fan blowing air across the water surface

b)

Two stones dropped at the same time far apart

c)

A ruler sliding through water in a straight line

d)

A tap dripping at one point into a bowl

116.

Which feature matches plane waves rather than circular waves?

a)

Start at a single point

b)

Form rings that move outward

c)

Spread out in all directions

d)

Look like lines or stripes

117.

Which term names waves combining as they travel?

a)

wavelength

b)

period

c)

superposition

d)

frequency

118.

Which change will increase wave frequency in a water dish?

a)

Make the dish wider

b)

Use colder water

c)

Drop water less often

d)

Drop water more often

119.

Which pair correctly matches pattern to description?

a)

Circular wave—rings spreading out from the center

b)

Circular wave—parallel lines moving one way

c)

Plane wave—random splashes all directions

d)

Plane wave—rings moving outward from a point

120.

Which statement about wave period is true for any wave?

a)

It is the distance between two crests

b)

It is how many waves per minute

c)

It is the time for one full cycle

d)

It is how high the crest rises

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