This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Strontium-90 has a half-life of 29 years. If a site held 2000 kg of this isotope, approximately what mass of Strontium-90 would be left after 116 years? A) 125 kg. B) 1000 kg. C) 500 kg. D) 250 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 125 kg. 2. Fuel made from plant or animal waste (organic matter) A) Hydropower energy. B) Biomass energy. C) Solar energy. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass energy. 3. A greenhouse is built with clear glass or plastic panels that allow sunlight through; trapping the heat inside A) High temperature parabolic collector. B) Photovoltaic cell. C) Passive heating solar structure. D) Active heating solar structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passive heating solar structure. 4. Nonrenewable energies come from resources that are not replaced or are replaced only very slowly by natural processes. The following are non-renewable energy sources except: A) Fossil fuels. B) Nuclear energy. C) Geothermal energy. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal energy. 5. What does it mean if a resource is considered to be inexhaustible? A) It is very expensive to use for energy. B) It exists in a supply that will never run out. C) It causes major pollution when being used. D) It exists in a supply that will run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It exists in a supply that will never run out. 6. Because the temperature of the ground is nearly constant year-round, ..... uses stable underground temperatures to warm and cool homes. A ..... is simply a loop of piping that circulates a fluid underground. In warm summer months, the ground is cooler than the air, and the fluid is used to cool a home. In cooler winter months, the ground is warmer than the air, and the fluid is used to warm the home. A) Hydroelectric heat pump. B) Geothermal heat pump. C) Solar heat pump. D) Biomass heat pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal heat pump. 7. Water is considered which type of resource? A) Inexhaustible. B) Renewable. C) Nonrenewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexhaustible. 8. Fossil fuels are formed from organic material underground over ..... A) Millions of years. B) Billions of years. C) Hundreds of years. D) Thousands of years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Billions of years. 9. Biofuel is ..... A) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. B) Fuel from plant material. C) Energy that comes from the Sun. D) A source of non- renewable energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fuel from plant material. 10. Which of the following is the best explanation of energy conservation A) Limiting the amount of resources you use or only using resources such as water and electric when you need them, such as turning off the lights when you leave a room. B) Going off the grid, living off the land, and never using energy resources. C) Using a 50% renewable energy and 50% non-renewable energy. D) Limiting the amount of resources you use or only using resources such as water and electric when you need them, such as turning off the lights when you leave a room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting the amount of resources you use or only using resources such as water and electric when you need them, such as turning off the lights when you leave a room. 11. Burning of this energy source is responsible for the major of greenhouse gas emissions such as CO2 (carbon dioxide) A) Plastic. B) E-waste. C) Oil and Gas. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil and Gas. 12. Coal is burned to heat water so that the ..... can turn turbines. A) Steam. B) Fire. C) Heat. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steam. 13. Moving water contains ..... energy that can be harnessed and converted to ..... energy using a dam. A) Potential; electrical. B) Kinetic; chemical. C) Potential; kinetic. D) Kinetic; electrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kinetic; electrical. 14. A device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit. A) Motor. B) Generator. C) Engine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generator. 15. This renewable energy is created using the movement of water through turbines A) Geothermal. B) Wind. C) Hydroelectric. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric. 16. Presently, which source of renewable electricity makes up the greatest portion of total electricity generation? A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Geothermal. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydroelectric. 17. ..... are needed to create energy from wind. A) Wind turbines. B) Water turbines. C) Heat pumps. D) Solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind turbines. 18. What form of alternative energy uses a dam? A) Geothermal power. B) Solar power. C) Hydroelectric power. D) Biomass power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric power. 19. Which statement best describes renewable and nonrenewable energy sources? A) All energy sources affect he environment in the same way. B) Different types of energy resources have different environmental impacts. C) All methods of energy production cause large amounts of pollution. D) The most commonly used methods of energy production have no environmental consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different types of energy resources have different environmental impacts. 20. Which is most associated with using fossil fuels to produce energy? A) Production of greenhouse gases. B) Increase in the formation of thunderstorms. C) Decrease in water pollution. D) A production of radioactive substances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Production of greenhouse gases. 21. The recovery of oil and gas by injecting large amounts of fluids under high pressure into a single well as the surrounding rock is broken up is called: A) Disruptive recovery. B) Deep will drilling. C) Hydraulic fracturing. D) Pressure drilling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydraulic fracturing. 22. What is a benefit of using green energy such as biofuels, solar, or wind power? A) They are renewable and produce little pollution. B) There is no benefit for using them. C) They are more expensive than using fossil fuels. D) They are likely to run out of supply in the near future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are renewable and produce little pollution. 23. Using the heat from the Earth to generate electricity would be called ..... A) Geothermal. B) Hydroelectric. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Biometric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal. 24. Which energy sources advantage is that it has multiple uses? A) Biomass. B) Hydroelectric. C) Solar. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric. 25. Which renewable energy source uses the superheated water below earth's surface to spin a turbine and generator? A) Hydroelectric dam. B) Hydrogen fuel. C) Geothermal power. D) Wind farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal power. 26. Which of the following statements is true of clean energy sources? A) They emit air pollutants but do not harm habitats. B) They do not harm the environment, people, or animals. C) They pllute both water and air. D) They are not sustainable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They do not harm the environment, people, or animals. 27. Renewable energy resources produce less ..... than fossil fuels. A) Energy. B) Light. C) Pollution. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 28. Which fossil fuel has the least amount of pollution produced? A) Solar. B) Natural Gas. C) Coal. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural Gas. 29. What is a non renewable resource? A) Water. B) Coal. C) Wind. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 30. Residents of a town are concerned about water pollution in a nearby river. Which of these actions would likely have the most positive impact on the river? A) Planting more trees along streets in the town. B) Installing solar panels on buildings in the town. C) Increasing public transportation options in the town. D) Spraying fewer chemicals on crops grown in the town. 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