This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is important to conserve nonrenewable resources because these resources- A) Have less stored energy than renewable resources. B) Form from the remains of plants or animals. C) Are easier to find than other resources. D) May be used up in the near future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May be used up in the near future. 2. Which nation relies on nuclear power for the greatest percentage of its electrical power? A) Japan. B) Russia. C) United States. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 3. What is a non-renewable resource? A) Solar energy. B) A resource that cannot be reused/ recycled. C) Biomass. D) Wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A resource that cannot be reused/ recycled. 4. Which of the following communities serves as a model for renewable energy? A) Tuscaloosa. B) Greesburg. C) Joplin. D) Moore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greesburg. 5. One reason alternative energy sources are needed is because ..... A) The energy needs of the world are decreasing. B) The supply of fossil fuel is diminishing. C) The population of the world is decreasing. D) There is no limit to the supply of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The supply of fossil fuel is diminishing. 6. An advantage of using solar cells to generate electricity is that A) Solar radiation can be blocked by trees and tall buildings. B) Solar cells are non-polluting. C) Electricity storage is difficult and expensive. D) Solar radiation intensity varies regionally and seasonally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar cells are non-polluting. 7. Today, nuclear power provides approximately what percentage of the world's electricity? A) 10%. B) 5%. C) 14%. D) 24%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14%. 8. Which type of renewable energy is currently creating the most electricity generation? A) Hydroelectric. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric. 9. Heating and cooling buildings by exchange with shallow groundwater systems is considered a form of ..... energy. A) Geothermal. B) Solar. C) Kinetic. D) Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal. 10. Which of the following is true of infrastructure. A) Infrastructure is the money needed to build a large-scale power plant. B) Infrastructure is needed only for mature technologies. C) Infrastructure is the construction and pipelines (or wiring) necessary for larger scale operations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infrastructure is the construction and pipelines (or wiring) necessary for larger scale operations. 11. What does the term nonrenewable energy sources mean? A) Energy can be used more than once. B) Energy that can be replenished. C) Energy can be lost once used. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy can be lost once used. 12. Ethanol can be used as an additive or replacement for petroleum-derived gasoline A) Ethanol produces more air pollution than regular gasoline. B) Ethanol is currently produced mainly from corn, which can influence food prices. C) Ethanol is actually nonrenewable and must be extracted from the ground. D) All other choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethanol is currently produced mainly from corn, which can influence food prices. 13. Which of the following is NOT true about fossil fuels? A) They are non-renewable. B) They occur naturally in the environment. C) They are easily produced. D) They take millions of years to reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are easily produced. 14. Which of these is a disadvantage of windmills? A) Amount of land required. B) Time to construct one. C) The availability of wind. D) The location of reliable wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The location of reliable wind. 15. Daily choices that humans make affect the environment. Sometimes, our lifestyles can harmthe environment. For example, fossil fuel power plants generate waste in the form of airemissions, thermal releases and climatic impacts. Which of the following statements would bemost helpful in protecting the environment from fossil fuel power plants? A) Buying paper products made from harvested trees. B) Using natural gas as a fuel source instead of petroleum. C) Buying fewer mass produced products. D) Using solar power to generate electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using solar power to generate electricity. 16. Which extremely flammable gas is most commonly burned for fuel in a home A) Oxygen. B) Natural gas. C) Ethanol. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 17. What is biomass energy? A) Any organic matter that can be used by burning wood and other plant life. B) Radiant energy emitted by the sun. C) Made by tapping into steam or hot water reservoirs underground. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any organic matter that can be used by burning wood and other plant life. 18. Ethanol comes from what type of renewable energy resource? A) Hydroelectric. B) Solar. C) Biomass. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 19. Some power plants pump water down deep holes into hot rock. The hot rock heats the water, which turns the water into steam. The steam rushes back to Earth's surface and is used to make electricity. This plant is generating which alternative energy resource? A) Biomass. B) Solar energy. C) Wind. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal energy. 20. Which type of energy produces Carbon Dioxide, which can be harmful to our planet and cause pollution? A) Solar Energy. B) Wind Energy. C) Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas). D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels (Coal, oil, and gas). 21. The devices that use ongoing electrochemical reactions to produce an electric current are called ..... A) Wind turbines. B) Fuel cells. C) Geothermal plants. D) Hydroelectric plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fuel cells. 22. What of this set of words belongs to the spelling words of the week. A) To, too, two, break, brake, peace, piece. B) However, boundary, trout, couch, shout. C) Boundary, elephant, table, chair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) However, boundary, trout, couch, shout. 23. What is a possible downside to hydroelectric energy? A) Generates high levels of pollution. B) High startup cost. C) Low functional lifespan. D) High operation and maintenance cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High startup cost. 24. Nuclear energy is the process of splitting the nucleus of uranium atoms. While this process of producing energy is highly efficient and simple it is still controversial. Why? A) If there is a mechanical malfunction at a nuclear energy plant the health and environmental consequences from radioactive particles (radiation) is very harmful. B) It emits enormous amounts of CO2. C) It emits enormous amounts of methane. D) If there is a mechanical malformation enormous amounts of benzene will be released into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If there is a mechanical malfunction at a nuclear energy plant the health and environmental consequences from radioactive particles (radiation) is very harmful. 25. Energy we get from burning living things A) Biomass Fuel. B) Wind Energy. C) Hydrogen Power. D) Hydroelectricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass Fuel. 26. Which is most impacted when transforming solar energy into electricity? A) Land use. B) Air quality. C) Water quality. D) Weather conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land use. 27. What conversion of energy takes place in a generator for a hydroelectric dam or wind turbine? A) Electrical $\rightarrow$ Mechanical. B) Mechanical $\rightarrow$ Sound. C) Mechanical $\rightarrow$ Electrical. D) Electrical $\rightarrow$ Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanical $\rightarrow$ Electrical. 28. A hydroelectric dam produces renewable energy for the local are. Which best explains why more hydroelectric dams are not built? A) The dam causes air population. B) The dam pollutes the water surrounding the area. C) The dam disrupts the river wildlife and ecosystem. D) The dam disrupts river flow, and the river runs out of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dam disrupts the river wildlife and ecosystem. 29. How does a dam work? A) A constant electric current is sent though the water and it provides energy. B) A machine creates mini-waves that spin a turbine, similar to a windmill. C) Water gates open and close allowing water to flow through channels that contain turbines. The water spins the blade of a turbine. These blades are attached to a shaft that spins a generator. D) The addition of water to an area creates wind currents. These currents of wind power nearby windmills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water gates open and close allowing water to flow through channels that contain turbines. The water spins the blade of a turbine. These blades are attached to a shaft that spins a generator. 30. Which of these is non renewable A) Solar power. B) Wind energy. C) Natural gas. D) Water in a dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural gas. 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