This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the best pro about renewable resources? A) They create pollution. B) The are inexpensive. C) They are expensive. D) They are always available. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are always available. 2. All of the following are true about nuclear power plants EXCEPT ..... A) One consequence is radioactive waste is produced. B) One benefit is radioactive waste is produced. C) One benefit is very little pollution is produced. D) One benefit is large amounts of electricity produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One benefit is radioactive waste is produced. 3. Exactly how does a commercial nuclear power plant convert the energy of atomic nuclei into electricity? A) The heat produced by radioactive decay boils water, which drives a turbine generator. B) Thermoelectric cells in the core convert heat into electricity. C) Alpha decay emits electrons, which are collected by the control rods. D) Spontaneous decay of radioisotopes creates a strong magnetic field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The heat produced by radioactive decay boils water, which drives a turbine generator. 4. Generators are used to produce electricity from all of these sources EXCEPT ..... A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Nuclear. D) Tidal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 5. A layer of material that helps block the transfer of heat between the air inside and outside a building is called A) An active solar system. B) Insulation. C) A heat exchanger. D) Solar cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insulation. 6. What are the two main advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy A) Abundant and cheap; dirty and they never renew. B) Abundant and clean; dirty and never renew. C) Can be used repeatedly and they are clean; expensive and not accessible everywhere. D) Accessible everywhere and cheap; dirty and limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be used repeatedly and they are clean; expensive and not accessible everywhere. 7. What is given off as waste in a hydrogen fueled car? A) H2O2. B) H2O. C) H2. D) O2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H2O. 8. A drawback of this renewable energy is the death of birds and bats A) Hydroelectric. B) Wind. C) Geothermal. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 9. What happens if humans use a large amount of a resource, such as oil, in a relatively short period of time? A) The Earth produces more of the resource very rapidly. B) Humans produce more of the resource very rapidly. C) The resource can become scarce or disappear altogether. D) Nothing happens because all resources are in infinite supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The resource can become scarce or disappear altogether. 10. Hot water is pumped up from deep inside Earth and is used to heat homes or to generate electricity. This describes ..... A) Biofuels. B) Hot water heating. C) Hydroelectric energy. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal energy. 11. This is formed from plants, garbage, and waste. A) Coal. B) Geothermal. C) Biomass. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 12. Which energy source consumed by humans is considered a nonrenewable resource? A) Wind power. B) Hydroelectricity. C) Fossil fuels. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 13. It is electricity produced from hydropower. A) Geothermal energy. B) Hydroelectric energy. C) Tidal energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric energy. 14. All of the following are considered alternative energy sources EXCEPT - A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Biofuel. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 15. An advantage of this energy source is it uses resources that can be renewed. A) Oil. B) Biomass. C) Coal. D) Natural Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass. 16. All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT - A) Coal. B) Wind. C) Geothermal. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 17. To generate electricity, moving water spins a ....., which then spins a ..... A) Generator; dam. B) Dam; turbine. C) Turbine; generator. D) Generator; turbine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turbine; generator. 18. Nuclear power uses ..... for fuel. A) Steel. B) Hydrogen. C) Coal. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranium. 19. What is one disadvantage of using solar power? A) It is free. B) At night, no power can be made. C) It is renewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At night, no power can be made. 20. Which of the following best explains how solar energy works? A) We harness energy straight from the sun's core with orbiting satellites, and that energy is transferred here through radio waves. B) Photons (light energy) from the sun enters earth's atmosphere, and these light particles react with particles on earth. When these particles collide with one another energy is released. C) When the sun's rays react with earth's magnetic field, it generates electricity. D) The heat from the sun warms solar panels, and the heat generated from the solar panel is what we use. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photons (light energy) from the sun enters earth's atmosphere, and these light particles react with particles on earth. When these particles collide with one another energy is released. 21. What was the main source of energy for the world until the mid-1800's? A) Geothermal. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Biomass (wood). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomass (wood). 22. Which is an example of Earth's renewable resource? A) Natural gas and sunlight. B) Water and Plants. C) Coal and Trees. D) Oil and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water and Plants. 23. What is one advantage to using fossil fuels as a primary energy source? A) Fossil fuels are made from decaying plant and animal remains in a short period of time, making them a good energy source. B) The technology for fossil fuel combustion is well understood, and the energy can be produced relatively cheaply. C) Fossil fuel combustion creates less pollution than getting energy from hydroelectric, solar, and nuclear energy sources. D) There is no way to store energy made from other sources, but fossil fuels can be combusted 24 hours a day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The technology for fossil fuel combustion is well understood, and the energy can be produced relatively cheaply. 24. Wich word completes the following set of wordseyelash, mustache A) Eyes. B) Eyebrown. C) Nose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eyebrown. 25. What 2 countries use more energy than us? A) Canada and England. B) United Arab Emirates and Canada. C) United Arab emirates and England. D) Canada and Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United Arab Emirates and Canada. 26. ..... uses the sun's energy to heat something directly, which is considered the simplest form of solar energy. A) Concentrating Solar Power (CSP). B) Photovoltaic cells. C) Passive solar heating. D) Active solar heating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passive solar heating. 27. Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? A) Solar. B) Geothermal. C) Wind. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 28. Wind Energy is ..... A) A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy. B) Fuel from plant material. C) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. D) Energy that comes from the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. 29. The wise use and protection of natural resources. A) Natural resources. B) Renewable energy. C) Conservation. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation. 30. Which of the following is caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon? A) Sunlight. B) Biomass. C) Tides. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tides. ← 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 8Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books