WorksheetsGeo 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the correct definition of energy?
The ability to create matter
The ability to do work
The movement of electricity
The transfer of heat only
How do renewable energy sources differ from nonrenewable energy sources?
Renewables produce more pollution
Renewables are more expensive
Renewables can be replenished
Renewables only produce electricity
Which energy sources currently produce most of the energy in the United States?
Wind, solar, and hydro
Nuclear energy
Petroleum, natural gas, and coal
Biomass and geothermal
Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
Coal
Petroleum
Natural gas
Wind
Which renewable energy source requires high sun levels year-round?
Wind
Solar
Hydro
Geothermal
One benefit of renewable energy sources is that they:
Produce electricity at all times
Require small amounts of land
Produce low greenhouse gas emissions
Are easy to store
Which is a challenge of using renewable energy sources?
They cannot generate electricity
They are nonrenewable
They produce too much pollution
They do not produce energy consistently
Why can storing renewable energy be difficult?
It requires expensive batteries
It produces too much heat
It releases carbon dioxide
It damages power lines
Why are large solar plants often located far from cities?
Cities have too much pollution
Solar panels are noisy
Large land areas with high sunlight are needed
Cities do not use electricity
Fossil fuels are formed from:
Molten rock
Ancient plants and animals
Minerals in soil
Ocean water
Which factor does NOT affect the type of fossil fuel formed?
Time
Pressure
Organic matter
Wind speed
Which is NOT a common use of fossil fuels?
Electricity production
Transportation
Making plastics
Soil formation
How does a fossil fuel power plant produce electricity?
By splitting atoms
By converting sunlight
By burning fuel to turn turbines
By storing energy in batteries
Why are fossil fuel power plants considered reliable?
They produce no pollution
They use renewable fuels
They can generate electricity consistently
They are located near cities
What is a major environmental drawback of fossil fuel power plants?
High cost to build
Unreliable electricity production
Carbon dioxide emissions
Low energy output
Which gas produced by fossil fuel use contributes most to climate change?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Water vapor
Why is continued reliance on fossil fuels problematic?
They form quickly
They are inexpensive
They are unlimited
They take millions of years to form
What happens when easily accessible fossil fuel reserves are depleted?
Energy use stops
Renewable energy becomes illegal
Extraction shifts to unconventional reserves
Fossil fuels regenerate
Extracting fossil fuels from unconventional reserves often leads to:
Lower costs
Fewer environmental impacts
Increased safety
Greater environmental damage
Which statement best summarizes fossil fuel use?
Fossil fuels are clean and unlimited
Fossil fuels are reliable but cause pollution and climate change
Fossil fuels are renewable energy sources
Fossil fuels cannot produce electricity
