This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is the simultaneous production of both electricity and steam or hat water in the same plant. A) Concentrating solar power system. B) Cogeneration. C) Active solar system. D) Photovoltaic cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cogeneration. 2. When coal is used by humans, it is typically used to A) Generate electricity. B) Heat food. C) Heat water. D) Heat homes directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generate electricity. 3. These requires utilities to buy surplus power from small producers at a fair price. A) Reformer. B) Feed in tariffs. C) Flex fuel boilers. D) Passive homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feed in tariffs. 4. What are the two main advantages and disadvantages of non-renewable resources A) Cheap and currently abundant; Renew very slowly and dirty. B) Very clean and cheap; not abundant and renew slowly. C) Renew fast and clean; expensive and not abundant. D) Clean and renew quickly; expensive and not abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheap and currently abundant; Renew very slowly and dirty. 5. What is a disadvantage of renewable energy? A) People are more independent. B) Electricity is cheaper. C) Third world countries can have more energy. D) Most sources are expensive to get started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most sources are expensive to get started. 6. Which public policy requires a small per kwh charge is levied on all utility customers to help finance renewable energy research a development? A) The Wickersham effect. B) Green pricing. C) Renewables portfolio. D) Distributional surcharge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distributional surcharge. 7. The Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has made headlines because: A) It is the leading source of coal in North America. B) Of proposals to explore for oil there. C) It is the proposed site for disposal of high-level nuclear waste. D) Further oil migration there is blocked by a trap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of proposals to explore for oil there. 8. Why does wind cause tree branches to sway, or move? A) Moving air supplies oxygen. B) Moving air attracts wind. C) Moving air contains moisture. D) Moving air has energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moving air has energy. 9. This source can harm migratory birds: A) Wind energy. B) Tidal energy. C) Geothermal energy. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind energy. 10. What is another term used to mean renewable? A) Sustainable. B) Finite. C) Infinite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinite. 11. The use of wind to provide the mechanical power through wind turbines to turn electric generators and traditionally to do other work, like milling or pumping. A) Turbine energy. B) Wind energy. C) Wave energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind energy. 12. Which one of these is not renewable? A) Wind. B) Uranium. C) Solar. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uranium. 13. Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy source? A) Coal. B) Fossil fuels. C) Solar power. D) Gasoline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar power. 14. Which is not an advantage of Wind energy? A) Land can be used for other purposes. B) Can be quickly built; not too expensive. C) Long operating life. D) Danger to birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Danger to birds. 15. Which is an aspect of geothermal energy? I. Geothermal energy emits almost no carbon dioxide. II. Geothermal energy is a renewable source of energy. III. Geothermal energy can be used to produce heat and electricity. A) I and II. B) II and III. C) I and III. D) I, II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, II and III. 16. The town of Clarksville is reviewing options for energy with the goal of reducing their production of greenhouse gases. Increased use of which energy source would reduce the town's greenhouse gas production? A) Petroleum fuel. B) Natural gas. C) Coal. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunlight. 17. A drawback of using municipal solid waste (trash) to generate electricity is A) High initial costs. B) Release of toxic metals into the atmosphere. C) Aesthetic issues. D) Limited geographical options. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Release of toxic metals into the atmosphere. 18. Which is the fastest growing source of electricity in the country? A) Biomass. B) Hydroelectric. C) Wind. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 19. When we use electricity to power our electronics, what other two, less useful, forms of energy are produced? A) Carbon dioxide and water. B) Light and heat. C) Kinetic and potential. D) Heat and carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Light and heat. 20. What sustainable energy captures the heat around magma chambers or captured heat of the earth? A) Ocean wave energy. B) Tidal station. C) Ocean thermal electric conversion. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal energy. 21. What is not a drawback in using solar energy? A) The total amount of solar energy that reaches the Earth is too low to be useful. B) The solar energy that reaches the Earth is diffuse and hard to collect. C) Solar cells and other equipment are expensive. D) Sunlight is not always available, depending on season and time of day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The total amount of solar energy that reaches the Earth is too low to be useful. 22. These are homes that are highly insulated, virtually airtight and are heated primarily by solar gain and by energy released by people, electrical appliances, cooking and other ordinary activities. A) Passive homes. B) Feed in tariffs. C) Reformer. D) Flex fuel boilers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive homes. 23. How is electricity consumption measured (e.g. on your electric bill)? A) In watts(W). B) In kilowatt-hours(kWh). C) In kilowatts(kW). D) In watt-hours(Wh). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In kilowatt-hours(kWh). 24. Which of the following statements is NOT true about conservation? A) It helps preserve plant and animal life. B) It makes the environment safe and healthy. C) It keeps rivers and streams polluted. D) It protects plant and animal life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It keeps rivers and streams polluted. 25. One advantage of burning coal is - A) It is expensive to burn. B) It is an inexpensive source of energy. C) It is renewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is an inexpensive source of energy. 26. Geothermal Power plants generate power ....., A) Anytime. B) Sometimes. C) Daylight hours. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anytime. 27. Which of the following is most likely to cause a quicker increase in the amount of electricity generated using renewable energy sources? A) A fall in the cost of the technology required to use renewable energy sources. B) More widespread global incorporation of renewable energy sources. C) More education on the environmental benefits of the renewable resources. D) Converting infrastructure to accommodate renewable energy sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fall in the cost of the technology required to use renewable energy sources. 28. What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity? A) Lots and lots of pollution. B) Kills wild bird population. C) Radioactive waste. D) Increases potential for flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increases potential for flooding. 29. What is a disadvantage for using wind energy? A) It is efficient and cheap. B) Wind is inconsistent. C) Dependent on rain. D) It uses expensive power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind is inconsistent. 30. Hydroelectric plants A) Produce a lot of greenhouse gases. B) Create a reservoir that may bury natural or cultural resources. C) Release sediment that can bury a landscape. D) Produce nitric acid that falls as acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Create a reservoir that may bury natural or cultural resources. ← 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