This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The fossil fuels formed hundreds of millions of years ago from the remains of dead? A) Animal and plants. B) Plants and bones. C) Fungus and animal. D) Rock and Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animal and plants. 2. What is the main purpose of a turbine? A) It directly generates electrical energy. B) Its spins using a kinetic energy source. C) In transmits electrical energy. D) A device that converts direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its spins using a kinetic energy source. 3. Biomass is different than fossil fuels because: A) Biomass is made of different organic matter. B) Biomass and fossil fuels use the same organic matter (plants and dead animals) but biomass hasn't laid around for millions of years or long enough to turn to coal. C) They are not different. D) Biomass and fossil fuels use the same organic matter (plants and dead animals) but biomass takes longer to form than fossil fuels and can't be replaced as quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass and fossil fuels use the same organic matter (plants and dead animals) but biomass hasn't laid around for millions of years or long enough to turn to coal. 4. Identify a con of using solar power as an energy resource. A) It causes pollution. B) It is only available when there is sunlight. C) It is nonrenewable. D) It will not run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is only available when there is sunlight. 5. Which changes the most in a balloon as it is inflated? A) Density. B) Conductivity. C) Temperature. D) Volume. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volume. 6. Energy stored by plants hundreds of millions of years ago that are buried underground are the energy we find in ..... A) Electricity. B) Fossil fuels. C) Natural gas. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels. 7. Plant material, manure, and any other organic matter that is used as an energy source is called a ..... A) Nature's fuel. B) Biomass fuel. C) Pure fuel. D) Farm fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass fuel. 8. Which one of the following is not a renewable energy source? A) Sunlight. B) Petroleum, Gas and Coal. C) Water. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum, Gas and Coal. 9. Which of the following technologies could be used as a stand-alone source of energy for one home? A) Hydropower. B) Wind. C) Hydrogen. D) Tidal Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 10. When energy from the sun is used to heat something directly it is called ..... A) Solar heating. B) Thermal heating. C) Photovoltaic cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar heating. 11. Photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic cells harness ..... energy. A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Biomass. D) Tidal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 12. What issue did the Simpsons keep running into with using a wind turbine to supply electricity? A) The wind turbine didnt work unless it was sunny. B) The wind turbine required gasoline to work. C) The wind turbine would not supply power unless there was wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wind turbine would not supply power unless there was wind. 13. Which fossil fuel is liquid? A) Natural Gas. B) Methane. C) Petroleum. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petroleum. 14. What was the name of the Game System Lisa and Bart were playing? A) Wii. B) Zii. C) Nintendo. D) Playstation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zii. 15. How would depletion of mined resources negatively impact the global economy? A) Ait pollution would increase. B) Prices of products would decrease. C) Renewable resources would quickly run out. D) Industries would not be able to produce and transport as many goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industries would not be able to produce and transport as many goods. 16. Conservation is A) The practice of increasing the use of natural resources in order to use them. B) The practice of increasing the use of natural resources in order to save them. C) The practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to use them. D) The practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to save them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The practice of decreasing the use of natural resources in order to save them. 17. Which of the following is true about nonrenewable energy sources? A) They took thousands of years to form. B) They do not need to be conserved. C) They will never run out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They took thousands of years to form. 18. What is the renewable source that produces energy from the sun? A) Hydroelectric. B) Solar. C) Biomass. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar. 19. Choose the most efficient A) Geothermal. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar. 20. Wich word completes the following set of wordssoil, seed, water ..... A) Computer. B) Flowerpot. C) Outdoors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flowerpot. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRenewable Energy 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books