This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Renewable Energy > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is geothermal energy, and what is one major disadvantage of it? A) Heat from earth's atmosphere, it creates a lot of pollution in the form of methane. B) Heat from molten rock/lava located in volcanoes and geysers; it is only available to specific regions on earth. C) Heat from electricity, it is very dangerous and hard to manage. D) Heat from earth's oceans, it creates a lot of waste in aquatic environments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat from molten rock/lava located in volcanoes and geysers; it is only available to specific regions on earth. 2. Which energy source does NOT use turbines? A) Wind. B) Hydropower. C) Solar. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 3. A disadvantage of this energy source is that it pollutes the air with gases. A) Hydropwer. B) Wind. C) Coal. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 4. Most of the developing countries in the world depend on ..... for their main source of energy. A) Renewable sources. B) Nuclear. C) Biomass (including wood, manure, etc). D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass (including wood, manure, etc). 5. A sustainable resource ....., whereas a replenishable resource ..... A) Is maintained at acceptable levels; reproduces. B) Is infinite; reproduces. C) Is maintained at acceptable levels; is infinite. D) Is infinite; is not reproducible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is maintained at acceptable levels; reproduces. 6. Thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. A) Geothermal energy. B) Wind energy. C) Tidal energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal energy. 7. Oil and Natural gas are both known as types of what? A) Coal. B) Geothermal Energy. C) Renewable Resources. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petroleum. 8. Which of these biomass fuels would be best suited for the efficient generation of electricity? A) Methane harvested from a cattle farm. B) Ethanol from the fermentation of corn. C) Wood harvested from the savanna. D) Dried water buffalo dung. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane harvested from a cattle farm. 9. What natural resource is harnessed to generate hydro-electric power (HEP)? A) Wind. B) Water. C) Light. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 10. A disadvantage of solar panels is that: A) They do not use an abundant energy source. B) They are expensive. C) They have little availability. D) They have few advantages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are expensive. 11. Wind energy is a ..... resource. A) Nonrenewable. B) Renewable. C) Hydroelectric. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable. 12. The availability of using water- A) Energy can be affected by drought a process in which mined land is recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation. B) Energy are non-polluting, but large-scale use of these resources is limited to certain areas. C) Energy are non-polluting, but large-scale use of these resources is limited to certain areas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy can be affected by drought a process in which mined land is recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation. 13. Which of earth's renewable resource moves a turbine? A) Coal. B) Water. C) Air. D) Natural Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air. 14. Which best describes a way energy can be conserved? A) Drilling new oil wells off the coastline. B) Reducing transportation by automobiles. C) Decreasing the collection of energy through solar panels. D) Increasing the amount of electricity produced in nuclear power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reducing transportation by automobiles. 15. Which location would make the most sense for a geothermal electricity plant? A) An exceptionally windy area off the coast of Massachusetts. B) Along a wide and powerful river flowing through Colorado. C) In a hot and dry area like Arizona. D) In a volcanically active area like Washington state. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a volcanically active area like Washington state. 16. The following sequence of activities:mining, enrichment, use, reprocessing, and disposal, is characteristic of: A) A radioactive decay chain. B) Beta decay. C) The nuclear fuel cycle. D) The half-life of uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The nuclear fuel cycle. 17. What is one disadvantage of using hydropower? A) Hydropower is a renewable energy resource. There are no disadvantages. B) The power is used as electricity to power large buildings instead of homes. C) Building dams can damage natural wildlife and water systems like lakes and rivers. D) Most of the time there isn't enough water power to create electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Building dams can damage natural wildlife and water systems like lakes and rivers. 18. The slow decay of radioactive particles in the Earth's core is the source for which type of renewable energy? A) Biomass. B) Nuclear. C) Geothermal. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal. 19. This is a renewable energy resource that must be conserved. A) Wood. B) Oil. C) Natural gas. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wood. 20. Both renewable and non-renewable resources give us what? A) Energy. B) Pollution. C) Heat. D) Both Heat and Energy. 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