This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is produced when light hits a solar cell/panel? A) Electric current. B) Solar heating. C) Hydroelectric power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electric current. 2. Energy resources that, once used, cannot be replaced are called: A) Non-renawable. B) Renewable. C) Infinite. D) Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renawable. 3. What is the most widely used source of renewable energy in the world today? A) Hydroelectric power. B) Biomass fuels. C) Tidal power. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric power. 4. Which of the following energy sources has the lowest negative environmental impacts? A) Biomass. B) Nuclear. C) Natural Gas. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 5. Which of the following is NOT one of the disadvantages of water impoundment? A) CO2 emission from cement manufacture to build the impoundment. B) Lowered siltation. C) Methane released as organic matter decomposes once covered by water. D) Loss of habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lowered siltation. 6. Which of the following statements describe "pump storage" in generating electricity? A) Off-peak energy is used to store water in an elevated reservoir, and that water is used to generate hydroelectricity during peak hours. B) Generating electricity by impounding ocean water during different tides. C) Hydroelectricity from many small reservoirs. D) Taking advantage of temperature contrasts between shallow groundwater and the surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off-peak energy is used to store water in an elevated reservoir, and that water is used to generate hydroelectricity during peak hours. 7. Hydropower is produced by what? A) Water. B) Wind. C) Moving water. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving water. 8. Which combustible compound can be made from anaerobic decomposition of any moist organic material? A) Methane. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane. 9. How so we get energy from the sun? A) Sunlight can generate electricity straight from the sky. B) Solar panels use the sun to power turbines. C) Solar panels can convert sunlight into electrical energy. D) Solar panels generate their own electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar panels can convert sunlight into electrical energy. 10. Which of the following not a way to produce hydroelectric energy A) Water Currents. B) Tides. C) Jetstreams. D) Dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jetstreams. 11. How does biomass reduce our carbon footprint by producing less CO2 than fossil fuels? A) Plants absorb the same amount of CO2 that is released when it is burned. B) Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put it permanently into the ground. C) Biomass filters CO2 to make it more environmentally stable. D) Biomass doesn't release any CO2 when burned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants absorb the same amount of CO2 that is released when it is burned. 12. Renewable energy in the movement of that much water. A) Tidal energy. B) Geothermal energy. C) Hydroelectric energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tidal energy. 13. Solar Thermal technologies capture the ..... energy from the sun and use it for heating and/or the production of electricity A) Heat. B) Light. C) Wave. D) Temperatue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat. 14. Give examples of alternative energy sources A) Wood. B) Fossil fuels. C) Wind power. D) Tidal power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tidal power. 15. What form of renewable energy requires a dam? A) Solar. B) Nuclear. C) Biomass. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydroelectric. 16. The major petroleum producing countries of the world from the greatest amount produced to the least amount produced are A) Saudi Arabia, Canada, China. B) Saudi Arabia, the United States, Mexico. C) Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States. D) The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States. 17. A common drawback of solar and wind energy is that they A) Cause erosion. B) Are very noisy. C) Require batteries for storage of energy. D) Displace large groups of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Require batteries for storage of energy. 18. A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of A) Active solar. B) Passive solar. C) Parabolic collector. D) Photovoltaic Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive solar. 19. A benefit of this renewable energy is flood control A) Biomass. B) Hydropower. C) Geothermal. D) Hydrogen Fuel Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydropower. 20. Which energy source is considered nonrenewable? I. Solar energy II. Nuclear energy III. Fossil fuel A) I only. B) I, & II. C) I, & III. D) II, & III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) II, & III. ← 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