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Chemistry, Other Sciences, Physics
9th
grade
Energy Production Review
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceCoal, natural gas, and oil all produce energy. How?They are burned to produce heatTheir weight causes a turbine to spinThey undergo nuclear fissionThey power solar panels
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWater and wind can produce energy. How?They are burned to produce heatTheir movement causes a turbine to spinThey undergo nuclear fissionThey power solar panels
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich device converts mechanical energy to electrical energy?TurbineTransformerGeneratorSolar Cell
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the giant fan that turns the generator called?electromagnetturbinetransformerboiler
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThis device increases or decreases the voltage of the electricityTurbineGeneratorBatteryTransformer
- 6. Multiple ChoiceElectricity is the flow of _________.ProtonsNeutronsElectrons
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a non-renewable resource?a resource that is not used up or can be very quickly replenisheda resource that can not be replenished within a human lifetime
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a renewable resource?a resource that is not used up or can be very quickly replenisheda resource that can not be replenished within a human lifetime
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is missing from this process of making energy?
1. Fuel is burned and heats water turning it to steam.
2. __________________
3. Turbine turns the Generator.
4. Generator makes electricity.Steam turns the generator.Steam turns to water again.Steam turns the turbine.Steam turns the transformer. - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?coalnatural gasoilbiomass
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAre Fossil fuels a renewable energy resource?YesNo
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIs biomass a renewable energy resource?YesNo
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIs nuclear a renewable energy resource?YesNo
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIs solar a renewable energy resource?YesNo
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIs geothermal a renewable energy resource?YesNo
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIs hydroelectric a renewable energy resource?YesNo
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIs wind a renewable energy resource?YesNo
- 18. Multiple ChoiceNuclear power comes from...UraniumOxygenNitrogenHydrogen
- 19. Multiple ChoiceUsing the heat from under the Earth's surface to generate electricity is called _______.wind energysolar energybiomass energygeothermal energy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat natural resource do hydroelectric plants use?oilthe suncoalwater
- 21. Multiple ChoiceUsing solar panels or solar cells to generate electricity is called _______.wind energysolar energybiomass energygeothermal energy
- 22. Multiple ChoiceFission, or the process of splitting an atom, quickly creates a large amount of ______________ energyGeothermalBiomassNuclearSolar
- 23. Multiple ChoiceEnergy that comes from burning plant and animal waste is called ______.wind energysolar energybiomass energygeothermal energy
- 24. Multiple ChoiceUsing air currents to turn a windmill is called __________________Solar EnergyHydroelectric EnergyWind EnergyGeothermal Energy
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThis energy was created over the course of millions of years from the decayed and pressurized remains of dead plants and animalsBiomassGeothermalFossil FuelsNuclear
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThis fossil fuel is a black solid that is mined from the groundCoalOilNatural Gas
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThis fossil fuel mostly consists of Methane, a clear, colorless gas that we get from drilling and fracking.CoalOilNatural Gas
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThis fossil fuel is a thick sludge that we get from drilling under the surface.CoalOilNatural Gas
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