This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Renewable Energy > Sources > Renewable Energy Sources – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following renewable resources does emit greenhouse gases? A) Biomass. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass. 2. Sustainable energy source used for single family use that requires a year round running stream is called ..... A) Algae. B) Hydroelectric plant. C) Micro hydro generators. D) Fuel cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Micro hydro generators. 3. What is one benefit of using renewable resources to produce energy? A) Renewable resources cannot be used up permanently. B) Renewable resources are available everywhere. C) Producing energy from renewable resources is easy. D) Producing energy from renewable resources relies on weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resources cannot be used up permanently. 4. Sources of energy made from prehistoric plants and animals. A) The sun. B) The wind. C) Fossil fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 5. Which of the following is an example of alternative energy (renewable)? A) Hydroelectric dams. B) Wind farms. C) Geothermal energy. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. Why is it beneficial to use natural gas? A) There is a limited supply. B) It releases low emissions. C) It is nonrenewable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It releases low emissions. 7. Which of the following can NOT trace their original energy source back to the sun? A) Hydropower. B) Geothermal. C) Wind. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal. 8. Which is NOT an example of biomass? A) Wood. B) Crop leftovers (the part of the plant that isn't consumed). C) Manure and/or trash. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petroleum. 9. Which two energy sources require open space? A) Biomass and natural gas. B) Wind and solar. C) Hydropower and wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind and solar. 10. Which of the following energy resources is considered to be non- renewable? A) Water. B) Wind. C) Coal. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 11. Why don't we use solar energy or geothermal energy as much as we could? A) The sun and geothermal energy are limited. B) The sun and geothermal are too weak in certain areas. C) The set-up cost is too expensive. D) The machines are too large. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The set-up cost is too expensive. 12. What device would change electricity into both heat and light? A) Electric motor. B) Loudspeaker. C) Calculator. D) Light bulb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light bulb. 13. Which fossil fuel is created from the decayed remains of plants? A) Oil. B) Coal. C) Natural Gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 14. Which type of resource is coal? A) Non-renewable energy resource. B) Renewable energy resource. C) Green energy resource. D) Green living resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable energy resource. 15. Which energy source uses agriculture and forest byproducts? A) Wind. B) Biomass. C) Solar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass. 16. The energy resource that is most affected by change in weather is .....? A) Geothermal. B) Wind. C) Nuclear. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 17. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel. A) BIODEGRADABLE. B) BIOMASS. C) REDUCE. D) RECYCLABLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BIOMASS. 18. Which of the following energy sources is energy that comes from within the earth? A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Geothermal. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal. 19. This renewable energy is created using heat from the earth to boil water, create steam and turn turbines A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Hydroelectric. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal. 20. Which is incorrect about a hydroelectric plant? A) Reservoir is a large body of water behind the dam. B) Dam opens and water travels through reservoir to spin turbine. C) Penstock is the tube that water travels through. D) Moving water spins turbine, attached to generator, which sends electric current. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dam opens and water travels through reservoir to spin turbine. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRenewable Energy QuizzesRenewable Energy Sources Quiz 1Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 2Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 3Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 4Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 6Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 7Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 8Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 9Renewable Energy Sources Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books