This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT a disadvantage of using nuclear energy? A) Radioactive waste disposal. B) The amount of CO2 released by the reactors. C) Possible terrorist use of nuclear weapons. D) Mining uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of CO2 released by the reactors. 2. Dams are built to harness the power of this renewable resource. A) Sun. B) Wind. C) Water. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 3. Which of the following best explains why we trying to move from non renewable to renewable resources? A) Renewable resources produce less pollution, like greenhouse gasses. B) Renewable resources are more expensive to make so that means they are more efficient. C) Nonrenewable does not make enough energy for what we require. D) Renewable is unlimited but causes destruction to the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resources produce less pollution, like greenhouse gasses. 4. Fossil fuels are considered a ..... A) Renewable energy source. B) Non-renewable energy source. C) Alternative energy source. D) Conservation energy source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable energy source. 5. The disadvantage of water- A) Energy plants are far from urban areas. B) Energy can be affected by drought. C) Energy is its negative impact on aquatic ecosystems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy is its negative impact on aquatic ecosystems. 6. A downside to relying on biomass as a primary fuel source for a nation is that A) It can cause soil erosion, water pollution, and habitat loss. B) It requires little land use. C) It produces no pollution. D) It produces more pollution than coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can cause soil erosion, water pollution, and habitat loss. 7. What does electrolysis refer to? A) A process where wind turns a turbine to power a generator. B) A process of creating electromagnetic fields. C) A process where electricity and water produce hydrogen and oxygen. D) A process of using energy from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A process where electricity and water produce hydrogen and oxygen. 8. Before 2004 Bonaire relied on which of the following energy sources for power? A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) Diesel Fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diesel Fuel. 9. Fossil fuels are a major source of air pollution and therefore, a major contributor to ..... ! A) Ozone depletion. B) Global warming. C) Skin cancer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global warming. 10. Which type of renewable energy uses heat stored below the Earth's surface? A) Geothermal. B) Wind. C) Water. D) Tidal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal. 11. ..... is NOT a renewable energy resource A) The sun. B) Natural gas. C) Moving water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 12. Renewable energy is often referred to as ..... A) Clean Energy. B) Smart Energy. C) Silly Energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean Energy. 13. Strontium-90 has a half-life of 29 years. If a site held 2000 kg of this isotope, approximately what mass of Strontium-90 would be left after 116 years? A) 1000 kg. B) 500 kg. C) 250 kg. D) 125 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 125 kg. 14. Fuel made from plant or animal waste (organic matter) A) Hydropower energy. B) Solar energy. C) Green. D) Biomass energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomass energy. 15. A greenhouse is built with clear glass or plastic panels that allow sunlight through; trapping the heat inside A) Active heating solar structure. B) Passive heating solar structure. C) Photovoltaic cell. D) High temperature parabolic collector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive heating solar structure. 16. Nonrenewable energies come from resources that are not replaced or are replaced only very slowly by natural processes. The following are non-renewable energy sources except: A) Fossil fuels. B) Natural gas. C) Nuclear energy. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal energy. 17. What does it mean if a resource is considered to be inexhaustible? A) It causes major pollution when being used. B) It is very expensive to use for energy. C) It exists in a supply that will run out. D) It exists in a supply that will never run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It exists in a supply that will never run out. 18. Because the temperature of the ground is nearly constant year-round, ..... uses stable underground temperatures to warm and cool homes. A ..... is simply a loop of piping that circulates a fluid underground. In warm summer months, the ground is cooler than the air, and the fluid is used to cool a home. In cooler winter months, the ground is warmer than the air, and the fluid is used to warm the home. A) Geothermal heat pump. B) Hydroelectric heat pump. C) Biomass heat pump. D) Solar heat pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal heat pump. 19. Water is considered which type of resource? A) Inexhaustible. B) Renewable. C) Nonrenewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexhaustible. 20. Fossil fuels are formed from organic material underground over ..... A) Millions of years. B) Billions of years. C) Hundreds of years. D) Thousands of years. 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