Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 12 (30 MCQs)

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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?
2. Fuel made from plant or animal waste (organic matter)
3. A greenhouse is built with clear glass or plastic panels that allow sunlight through; trapping the heat inside
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:
5. What does it mean if a resource is considered to be inexhaustible?
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.
7. Water is considered which type of resource?
8. Fossil fuels are formed from organic material underground over .....
9. Biofuel is .....
10. Which of the following is the best explanation of energy conservation
11. Burning of this energy source is responsible for the major of greenhouse gas emissions such as CO2 (carbon dioxide)
12. Coal is burned to heat water so that the ..... can turn turbines.
13. Moving water contains ..... energy that can be harnessed and converted to ..... energy using a dam.
14. A device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit.
15. This renewable energy is created using the movement of water through turbines
16. Presently, which source of renewable electricity makes up the greatest portion of total electricity generation?
17. ..... are needed to create energy from wind.
18. What form of alternative energy uses a dam?
19. Which statement best describes renewable and nonrenewable energy sources?
20. Which is most associated with using fossil fuels to produce energy?
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:
22. What is a benefit of using green energy such as biofuels, solar, or wind power?
23. Using the heat from the Earth to generate electricity would be called .....
24. Which energy sources advantage is that it has multiple uses?
25. Which renewable energy source uses the superheated water below earth's surface to spin a turbine and generator?
26. Which of the following statements is true of clean energy sources?
27. Renewable energy resources produce less ..... than fossil fuels.
28. Which fossil fuel has the least amount of pollution produced?
29. What is a non renewable resource?
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?