This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Can be used for cooking, heating, or generating electricity. A) Ethanol. B) Water. C) Oil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil. 2. An advantage of this energy source is that it won't run out and does not pollute. A) Oil. B) Wind. C) Nuclear. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 3. What is the most expensive aspect of wind farms? A) Harnessing the wind power. B) Building the wind farm. C) Keeping the wind turbines moving. D) Finding a good location to place wind turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building the wind farm. 4. Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy resource? A) Coal. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 5. Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they - A) Take many, many years to be replaced. B) Require expensive equipment. C) Can be found all over Earth's surface. D) Provide much of the energy we use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take many, many years to be replaced. 6. Which of the following is not a drawback of solar energy? A) Sunlight does not have energy. B) Cost. C) Sun is not always out. D) Solar energy is diffuse and hard to collect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight does not have energy. 7. What are the environmental concerns for wind turbines? A) Increased greenhouse gases. B) Increased temperature. C) Increased noise pollution. D) Increased radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased noise pollution. 8. Smog is best described as which kind of pollution. A) Air pollution. B) Land pollution. C) Noise pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pollution. 9. Energy produced by burning organic matter such as wood, food scraps, and animal matter is called ..... energy. A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Thermal energy. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomass. 10. The fossil fuels formed hundreds of millions of years ago from the remains of dead? A) Animal and plants. B) Plants and bones. C) Fungus and animal. D) Rock and Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animal and plants. 11. What is the main purpose of a turbine? A) In transmits electrical energy. B) Its spins using a kinetic energy source. C) A device that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). D) It directly generates electrical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its spins using a kinetic energy source. 12. Biomass is different than fossil fuels because: A) Biomass is made of different organic matter. B) Biomass and fossil fuels use the same organic matter (plants and dead animals) but biomass hasn't laid around for millions of years or long enough to turn to coal. C) They are not different. D) Biomass and fossil fuels use the same organic matter (plants and dead animals) but biomass takes longer to form than fossil fuels and can't be replaced as quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass and fossil fuels use the same organic matter (plants and dead animals) but biomass hasn't laid around for millions of years or long enough to turn to coal. 13. Identify a con of using solar power as an energy resource. A) It is only available when there is sunlight. B) It will not run out. C) It causes pollution. D) It is nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is only available when there is sunlight. 14. Which changes the most in a balloon as it is inflated? A) Volume. B) Temperature. C) Conductivity. D) Density. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volume. 15. Energy stored by plants hundreds of millions of years ago that are buried underground are the energy we find in ..... A) Geothermal. B) Electricity. C) Fossil fuels. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 16. Plant material, manure, and any other organic matter that is used as an energy source is called a ..... A) Pure fuel. B) Biomass fuel. C) Farm fuel. D) Nature's fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass fuel. 17. Which one of the following is not a renewable energy source? A) Sunlight. B) Petroleum, Gas and Coal. C) Water. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum, Gas and Coal. 18. Which of the following technologies could be used as a stand-alone source of energy for one home? A) Wind. B) Hydrogen. C) Tidal Energy. D) Hydropower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 19. When energy from the sun is used to heat something directly it is called ..... A) Solar heating. B) Thermal heating. C) Photovoltaic cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar heating. 20. Photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic cells harness ..... energy. A) Biomass. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Tidal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 21. What issue did the Simpsons keep running into with using a wind turbine to supply electricity? A) The wind turbine didnt work unless it was sunny. B) The wind turbine required gasoline to work. C) The wind turbine would not supply power unless there was wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wind turbine would not supply power unless there was wind. 22. Which fossil fuel is liquid? A) Petroleum. B) Natural Gas. C) Coal. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum. 23. What was the name of the Game System Lisa and Bart were playing? A) Zii. B) Nintendo. C) Playstation. D) Wii. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zii. 24. How would depletion of mined resources negatively impact the global economy? A) Ait pollution would increase. B) Prices of products would decrease. C) Renewable resources would quickly run out. D) Industries would not be able to produce and transport as many goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industries would not be able to produce and transport as many goods. 25. Which of the following is true about nonrenewable energy sources? A) They took thousands of years to form. B) They do not need to be conserved. C) They will never run out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They took thousands of years to form. 26. What is the renewable source that produces energy from the sun? A) Biomass. B) Geothermal. C) Solar. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 27. Choose the most efficient A) Solar. B) Geothermal. C) Biomass. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 28. Wich word completes the following set of wordssoil, seed, water ..... A) Computer. B) Flowerpot. C) Outdoors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flowerpot. 29. What is produced when light hits a solar cell/panel? A) Electric current. B) Solar heating. C) Hydroelectric power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electric current. 30. Energy resources that, once used, cannot be replaced are called: A) Infinite. B) Non-renawable. C) Renewable. D) Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renawable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRenewable Energy QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesRenewable Energy Sources Quiz 1Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 2Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 3Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 4Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 5Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 6Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 7Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books