This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Solar energy is energy from what? A) The inside of the Earth. B) The Sun. C) Mars. D) Any plant that has died in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Sun. 2. Which is a disadvantage of solid biomass as an energy source? A) Expensive costs that can be prohibitive in developing countries. B) Emission of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. C) Emission of particulate matter and carbon monoxide. D) Release of more methane than other fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emission of particulate matter and carbon monoxide. 3. Wind, water, geothermal- A) Energy are non-polluting, but large-scale use of these resources is limited to certain areas. B) Energy use is that it is limited to certain times of the day. C) Less energy efficient than fossil fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy are non-polluting, but large-scale use of these resources is limited to certain areas. 4. What is a group of wind turbines called? A) Wind farm. B) Solar farm. C) Sheep farm. D) Water farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind farm. 5. Which of the following energy sources is responsible for smog? A) Coal. B) Gas. C) Nuclear. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 6. Which of the following batteries is the most powerful and most expensive? A) Lead-acid. B) Lithium-ion. C) Nickel-metal hydride. D) Alkaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lithium-ion. 7. Solar energy is energy from the ..... A) Moon. B) Stars. C) Wind. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 8. Which public policy allows utilities to profit for conservation programs and charge premium prices for energy from renewable sources? A) Green pricing. B) Renewables portfolio. C) Distributional surcharge. D) The Xiong effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green pricing. 9. What is the process used in nuclear reactors today to generate energy called? A) Nuclear Fusion. B) Nuclear Fission. C) Nuclear Generation. D) Nuclear Chemical Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear Fission. 10. What is an example of a non renewable resource? A) Wind. B) Water. C) Coal. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 11. Daily choices that humans make affect the environment. Sometimes, our lifestyles can harm the environment. For example, fossil fuel power plants generate waste in the form of air emissions, thermal releases and climatic impacts. Which of the following statements would be most helpful in protecting the environment from fossil fuel power plants? A) Buying fewer mass produced products. B) Using solar power to generate electricity. C) Buying paper products made from harvested trees. D) Using natural gas as a fuel source instead of petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using solar power to generate electricity. 12. What is one disadvantage of coal? A) Coal produces air pollution. B) There isn't a lot of coal left which makes it expensive. C) The world isn't using a lot of coal which makes it an undesirable job. D) You can only use it to roast hot dogs and cook hamburgers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal produces air pollution. 13. ..... solar energy is a technology used in solar panels to gather and store solar energy to heat homes, using no moving parts. A) Potential. B) Passive. C) Active. D) Postaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passive. 14. Which of the following sources of energy will run out first? A) Solar. B) Nuclear. C) Biomass. D) Fossil Fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil Fuels. 15. Choose the rhymming words. A) Trout, shout. B) Too, two. C) Towel, rock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trout, shout. 16. When did the petroleum industry become technologically advanced? A) Just before World War I. B) After the American Civil War. C) Before the Industrial Revolution. D) After the dissolution of Standard Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the American Civil War. 17. Which of the following statements about all fossil fuels is true? A) Fossil fuels are liquids. B) Fossil fuels are found only on land. C) Fossil fuels are renewable. D) Fossil fuels form from the remains of ancient organisms such as plants and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels form from the remains of ancient organisms such as plants and animals. 18. If your car is about 30% efficient in producing motion, what is happening to the other 70% of the energy it takes in? A) The energy is destroyed. B) The energy is lost as heat due to friction. C) The other 70% is still in the gas tank. D) All other choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The energy is lost as heat due to friction. 19. What is the difference between Renewable and Non-renewable energy sources? A) Renewable energy is energy that is used only once, and non-renewable energy can be used over and over again. B) Non-renewable energy is energy that is used only once, and renewable energy can be used over and over again. C) There is no difference. D) Non-renewable energy is cheap energy and renewable energy is expensive energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable energy is energy that is used only once, and renewable energy can be used over and over again. 20. Renewable energy resources are resources that: A) Can be used only once. B) Get used. up then are gone. C) Can be naturally replaced. D) Produce free energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be naturally replaced. ← 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