This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a group of wind turbines called? A) Water farm. B) Solar farm. C) Sheep farm. D) Wind farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind farm. 2. Which of the following energy sources is responsible for smog? A) Oil. B) Nuclear. C) Coal. D) Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 3. Which of the following batteries is the most powerful and most expensive? A) Lead-acid. B) Alkaline. C) Lithium-ion. D) Nickel-metal hydride. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lithium-ion. 4. Solar energy is energy from the ..... A) Wind. B) Moon. C) Sun. D) Stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 5. Which public policy allows utilities to profit for conservation programs and charge premium prices for energy from renewable sources? A) Distributional surcharge. B) Green pricing. C) The Xiong effect. D) Renewables portfolio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green pricing. 6. What is the process used in nuclear reactors today to generate energy called? A) Nuclear Chemical Synthesis. B) Nuclear Fusion. C) Nuclear Generation. D) Nuclear Fission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear Fission. 7. What is an example of a non renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Water. C) Wind. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 8. Daily choices that humans make affect the environment. Sometimes, our lifestyles can harm the environment. For example, fossil fuel power plants generate waste in the form of air emissions, thermal releases and climatic impacts. Which of the following statements would be most helpful in protecting the environment from fossil fuel power plants? A) Buying fewer mass produced products. B) Using solar power to generate electricity. C) Using natural gas as a fuel source instead of petroleum. D) Buying paper products made from harvested trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using solar power to generate electricity. 9. What is one disadvantage of coal? A) Coal produces air pollution. B) There isn't a lot of coal left which makes it expensive. C) The world isn't using a lot of coal which makes it an undesirable job. D) You can only use it to roast hot dogs and cook hamburgers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal produces air pollution. 10. ..... solar energy is a technology used in solar panels to gather and store solar energy to heat homes, using no moving parts. A) Potential. B) Active. C) Postaction. D) Passive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Passive. 11. Which of the following sources of energy will run out first? A) Biomass. B) Solar. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels. 12. Choose the rhymming words. A) Trout, shout. B) Too, two. C) Towel, rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trout, shout. 13. When did the petroleum industry become technologically advanced? A) Just before World War I. B) After the American Civil War. C) Before the Industrial Revolution. D) After the dissolution of Standard Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the American Civil War. 14. Which of the following statements about all fossil fuels is true? A) Fossil fuels are liquids. B) Fossil fuels are found only on land. C) Fossil fuels are renewable. D) Fossil fuels form from the remains of ancient organisms such as plants and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels form from the remains of ancient organisms such as plants and animals. 15. If your car is about 30% efficient in producing motion, what is happening to the other 70% of the energy it takes in? A) The energy is destroyed. B) The energy is lost as heat due to friction. C) The other 70% is still in the gas tank. D) All other choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The energy is lost as heat due to friction. 16. What is the difference between Renewable and Non-renewable energy sources? A) Renewable energy is energy that is used only once, and non-renewable energy can be used over and over again. B) Non-renewable energy is energy that is used only once, and renewable energy can be used over and over again. C) There is no difference. D) Non-renewable energy is cheap energy and renewable energy is expensive energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable energy is energy that is used only once, and renewable energy can be used over and over again. 17. Renewable energy resources are resources that: A) Can be used only once. B) Get used. up then are gone. C) Can be naturally replaced. D) Produce free energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be naturally replaced. 18. Which of these converts light from the sun into thermal energy and distributes the heat using pumps and fans? A) An active solar system. B) A passive solar system. C) A photovoltaic systema solar cell. D) A concentrated solar plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An active solar system. 19. ..... power is electricity produced by flowing water. A) Wind. B) Water. C) Solar. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydroelectric. 20. This renewable energy is created using photovoltaic cells/panels A) Hydroelectric. B) Wind. C) Geothermal. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 21. Which of these is an example of a biomass fuel? A) Coal. B) Natural gas. C) Wood. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wood. 22. A home is fitted with pumps that pipe water to the roof of the home to be heated by the sun. This is an example of A) Parabolic collector. B) Active solar. C) Photovoltaic cell. D) Passive solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active solar. 23. What is used to describe a resource that can be replenished naturally over time? A) Renewable Resources. B) Fossil Fuels. C) Nonrenewable Resources. D) Energy Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Resources. 24. Which energy source has the least negative environmental impact? A) Solar. B) Biomass. C) Nuclear. D) Natural Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 25. Most of our electricity (in the US) comes from ..... A) Burning gasoline. B) Burning coal and Natural Gas. C) Burning Nitrogen. D) Burning Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning coal and Natural Gas. 26. Energy from the wind is used to turn windmills. These windmills then spin a generator and produce electricity. Which statement would NOT support the claim that wind energy is considered a clean, renewable resource? A) Wind energy is produced naturally. B) Wind energy is used without giving off greenhouse gases or pollution. C) There is an abundant supply of wind energy available for use. D) There are only certain places that are suitable for collecting wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There are only certain places that are suitable for collecting wind energy. 27. What is a liquid fuel created completely from biomass? A) Ethanol. B) Gasohol. C) Methane. D) Electrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethanol. 28. The original source of energy for fossil fuels comes from the A) Earth's crust. B) Geothermal energy. C) Oceans. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 29. What % of the energy in the WORLD comes from renewable energy? A) 26%. B) 85%. C) 5.5%. D) 14%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26%. 30. Which type of sustainable energy can be carbon negative? A) Algae. B) Fuel cells. C) Windturbines. D) Micro hydro genergators. 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