This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What sustainable energy generation works like a hydropower dam which spin turbines as the tide flows through them? A) Tidal station. B) Ocean thermal electric conversion. C) Geothermal energy. D) Ocean wave energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tidal station. 2. On a worldwide basis the fastest growing renewable source for generating electricity is A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Water. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 3. Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because they A) Take millions of years to form, so once they're gone, they're gone. B) Do not produce pollution. C) Are no longer used by humans. D) Are created so quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take millions of years to form, so once they're gone, they're gone. 4. Problems with exploiting oil shale and tar sand deposits as an alternative to crude oil include all of the following except: A) The deposits are usually deeply buried and difficult to extract. B) The conversion process to fuel requires a lot of energy. C) The mining and conversion process requires a lot of water. D) Mining would involve widespread disruption of the land surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The deposits are usually deeply buried and difficult to extract. 5. Disadvantage of solar- A) Energy is its negative impact on aquatic ecosystems. B) Energy is that it is less energy efficient than fossil fuels. C) Energy use is that it is limited to certain times of the day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy use is that it is limited to certain times of the day. 6. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable energy proposed which scheme to interconnect renewable energy by sharing solar resources with more than 140 countries of West Asia and SouthEast Asia? A) Our Sun Our World Our Grid. B) One Sun for Human One Grid. C) One Sun One World One Grid. D) Our Sun Our World One Grid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One Sun One World One Grid. 7. Which of these is renewable energy? A) Petroleum. B) Oil. C) Biomass. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 8. Wind energy is actually an indirect form of A) Magnetic energy. B) Nuclear energy. C) Solar energy. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar energy. 9. How is nuclear waste currently stored? A) Waste is stored on site. B) Waste is contained in drums and stored on the ocean floor. C) Waste is stored in a geologically stable site away from human habitation. D) Waste is sent into space on a rocket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waste is stored in a geologically stable site away from human habitation. 10. Biomass energy comes from burning materials that were once ..... A) Alive. B) Buried. C) Under Water. D) In Cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alive. 11. Which of the following was meant to unify petroleum policies and secure fair prices but ended up causing inflated prices? A) Trans Alaska Pipeline. B) Standard Oil. C) British Petroleum. D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). 12. The state of Pennsylvania has a law that requires 18% of electricity in the state be produced by renewable energy sources by the year 2021 A) A distributional surcharge. B) Green pricing. C) A renewable portfolio. D) All other choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A renewable portfolio. 13. Which location saw the most damaging nuclear accident? A) Bhopal, India. B) Chernoby, l Urkraine. C) Three Mile Island, United States. D) Yo Ma Ma's, Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chernoby, l Urkraine. 14. Large arrays of wind turbines are called ..... A) Wind cities. B) Wind farms. C) Wind gathering sites. D) Wind reservations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind farms. 15. What term describes any substance that can be used as a source of energy? A) Nonrenewable Resource. B) Energy Resource. C) Energy. D) Renewable Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy Resource. 16. Which of the following is true of nonrenewable technologies? A) They do not need infrastructure to work. B) They have existing infrastructure. C) They can be sustainable in managed correctly. D) They refer to sustainable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have existing infrastructure. 17. Which of the following would be considered a renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Trees. C) 'oil. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees. 18. Which is an advantage of biomass energy? A) It's a clean energy. B) There will always be waste produced that can be used for energy. C) Farmers opt to grow biofuel crops instead of other types of foods. D) It creates greenhouse gases when burned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There will always be waste produced that can be used for energy. 19. Which of the following is not a biofuel or a biomass? A) Wood. B) Dung. C) Ethanol from corn. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Methane. 20. What is renewable energy ( definition) A) Fossil Fuels. B) Alex Halama. C) Energy from a source that is not depleted. D) Solar power, wind power, hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy from a source that is not depleted. 21. What sustainable energy captures energy from temperature differentials between upper and lower layers of the ocean's water? A) Ocean wave energy. B) Tidal station. C) Geothermal energy. D) Ocean thermal electric conversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean thermal electric conversion. 22. Which of the following statements is true of a mature technology? A) It is more expensive than immature technologies. B) It enjoys economies of scale. C) It requires a lot of continual building and engineering. D) It needs large investments to build infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It enjoys economies of scale. 23. Which of the following is true regarding non-renewable energy? A) These are energy sources that never renew, so when they are used up they are gone forever. B) These are energy sources that take millions of years to renew, and we are currently using them at a rate faster than they renew. C) These are energy sources that take thousands of years to renew, and we are currently using them at a rate faster than they renew. D) These are energy sources that renew in a few years, but cause pollution and other environmental issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) These are energy sources that take millions of years to renew, and we are currently using them at a rate faster than they renew. 24. ..... convert the sun's energy into electricity, This kind of solar power has no moving parts, and it runs on nonpolluting power from the sun. A) Active solar heating. B) Photovoltaic cells. C) Passive solar heating. D) Nuclear fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photovoltaic cells. 25. Which of the following is the basis of any free market society? A) OPEC. B) Economics of scale. C) Supply and Demand. D) Clean Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supply and Demand. 26. What is an advantage of the energy produced by hydroelectric power plants compared to the energy produced by fossil fuel plants? A) Hydroelectric power plants use a more efficient method than fossil fuel plants. B) Hydroelectric power plants use a renewable energy resource while fossil fuel plants use a nonrenewable energy resource. C) Hydroelectric power plants take up less space than fossil fuel plants. D) Hydroelectric power plants require fewer people to operate than fossil fuel plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric power plants use a renewable energy resource while fossil fuel plants use a nonrenewable energy resource. 27. Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels? A) Causes pollution when burned. B) Creates long lasting waste. C) Only available at certain times. D) Not easily available. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Causes pollution when burned. 28. Non-Renewable resources are also known as what? A) Renewable. B) Scarce fuels. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Hydroelectric Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels. 29. What type of renewable resource am I? I power large turbine generators that generate electricity. A) Biofuels. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 30. Hydroelectric power plants to not release pollution emissions when in operation. However, they do account for some emissions A) During construction. B) When they are not in use. C) In times of high electricity production. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During construction. ← 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