This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Renewable Energy > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a non renewable resource? A) Water. B) Wind. C) Coal. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 2. Residents of a town are concerned about water pollution in a nearby river. Which of these actions would likely have the most positive impact on the river? A) Planting more trees along streets in the town. B) Installing solar panels on buildings in the town. C) Increasing public transportation options in the town. D) Spraying fewer chemicals on crops grown in the town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spraying fewer chemicals on crops grown in the town. 3. What sustainable energy generation works like a hydropower dam which spin turbines as the tide flows through them? A) Ocean thermal electric conversion. B) Tidal station. C) Geothermal energy. D) Ocean wave energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tidal station. 4. On a worldwide basis the fastest growing renewable source for generating electricity is A) Water. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 5. Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable because they A) Do not produce pollution. B) Are no longer used by humans. C) Are created so quickly. D) Take millions of years to form, so once they're gone, they're gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take millions of years to form, so once they're gone, they're gone. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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) One Sun One World One Grid. B) One Sun for Human One Grid. C) Our Sun Our World Our Grid. D) Our Sun Our World One Grid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One Sun One World One Grid. 9. Which of these is renewable energy? A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Oil. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomass. 10. Wind energy is actually an indirect form of A) Solar energy. B) Magnetic energy. C) Nuclear energy. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy. 11. 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. 12. Biomass energy comes from burning materials that were once ..... A) Buried. B) Under Water. C) In Cars. D) Alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alive. 13. 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). 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. Large arrays of wind turbines are called ..... A) Wind gathering sites. B) Wind reservations. C) Wind farms. D) Wind cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind farms. 17. What term describes any substance that can be used as a source of energy? A) Nonrenewable Resource. B) Renewable Resource. C) Energy Resource. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy Resource. 18. Which of the following is true of nonrenewable technologies? A) They can be sustainable in managed correctly. B) They have existing infrastructure. C) They refer to sustainable resources. D) They do not need infrastructure to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have existing infrastructure. 19. Which of the following would be considered a renewable resource? A) Trees. B) 'oil. C) Coal. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees. 20. 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) It creates greenhouse gases when burned. D) Farmers opt to grow biofuel crops instead of other types of foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There will always be waste produced that can be used for energy. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 8Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 9Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books