This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Renewable Energy > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biofuel is ..... A) Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air. B) Energy that comes from the Sun. C) A source of non- renewable energy. D) Fuel from plant material. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fuel from plant material. 2. Which of the following is the best explanation of energy conservation A) Limiting the amount of resources you use or only using resources such as water and electric when you need them, such as turning off the lights when you leave a room. B) Going off the grid, living off the land, and never using energy resources. C) Using a 50% renewable energy and 50% non-renewable energy. D) Limiting the amount of resources you use or only using resources such as water and electric when you need them, such as turning off the lights when you leave a room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting the amount of resources you use or only using resources such as water and electric when you need them, such as turning off the lights when you leave a room. 3. Burning of this energy source is responsible for the major of greenhouse gas emissions such as CO2 (carbon dioxide) A) Plastic. B) E-waste. C) Oil and Gas. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil and Gas. 4. Coal is burned to heat water so that the ..... can turn turbines. A) Fire. B) Steam. C) Water. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steam. 5. Moving water contains ..... energy that can be harnessed and converted to ..... energy using a dam. A) Potential; electrical. B) Kinetic; chemical. C) Kinetic; electrical. D) Potential; kinetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kinetic; electrical. 6. A device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit. A) Motor. B) Generator. C) Engine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generator. 7. This renewable energy is created using the movement of water through turbines A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Hydroelectric. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric. 8. Presently, which source of renewable electricity makes up the greatest portion of total electricity generation? A) Solar. B) Hydroelectric. C) Wind. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric. 9. ..... are needed to create energy from wind. A) Wind turbines. B) Solar panels. C) Heat pumps. D) Water turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind turbines. 10. What form of alternative energy uses a dam? A) Hydroelectric power. B) Geothermal power. C) Biomass power. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric power. 11. Which statement best describes renewable and nonrenewable energy sources? A) All energy sources affect he environment in the same way. B) Different types of energy resources have different environmental impacts. C) All methods of energy production cause large amounts of pollution. D) The most commonly used methods of energy production have no environmental consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different types of energy resources have different environmental impacts. 12. Which is most associated with using fossil fuels to produce energy? A) Increase in the formation of thunderstorms. B) A production of radioactive substances. C) Production of greenhouse gases. D) Decrease in water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Production of greenhouse gases. 13. 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: A) Pressure drilling. B) Hydraulic fracturing. C) Deep will drilling. D) Disruptive recovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydraulic fracturing. 14. What is a benefit of using green energy such as biofuels, solar, or wind power? A) They are renewable and produce little pollution. B) There is no benefit for using them. C) They are more expensive than using fossil fuels. D) They are likely to run out of supply in the near future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are renewable and produce little pollution. 15. Using the heat from the Earth to generate electricity would be called ..... A) Hydroelectric. B) Biometric. C) Geothermal. D) Fossil Fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal. 16. Which energy sources advantage is that it has multiple uses? A) Solar. B) Hydroelectric. C) Biomass. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric. 17. Which renewable energy source uses the superheated water below earth's surface to spin a turbine and generator? A) Hydroelectric dam. B) Geothermal power. C) Wind farm. D) Hydrogen fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal power. 18. Which of the following statements is true of clean energy sources? A) They emit air pollutants but do not harm habitats. B) They do not harm the environment, people, or animals. C) They pllute both water and air. D) They are not sustainable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They do not harm the environment, people, or animals. 19. Renewable energy resources produce less ..... than fossil fuels. A) Pollution. B) Energy. C) Wind. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 20. Which fossil fuel has the least amount of pollution produced? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Natural Gas. D) Solar. 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