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- 1. Multiple Choice
Geothermal energy uses heat energy from under the earth’s surface to heat buildings and also to generate ____ if the heat is hot enough to make steam.
building materials
solar power
fossil fuels
electric energy
- 2. Multiple Choice
A student is preparing a presentation about alternative energy resources. The student has found the following information:
Which alternative energy source does this information describe?HydroelectricitySolar energyBiofuelsWind - 3. Multiple ChoiceCorn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?HydroelectricGeothermalBiofuelSolar
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe poster shown below advertises tours of a power plant.
This power plant produces electricity most likely by using-fossil fuelsbiofuelssolar energygeothermal energy - 5. Multiple Choice
The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
Water
Wind
Solar photovoltaics
Geothermal
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAn energy company wants to build a hydroelectric power plant. Which of these characteristics of an area is most important to the development of a hydroelectric power plant?The area has a cool, rainy climate.The area is located in a valley with very little wind and frequent heavy fog.The area has a river that flows rapidly from nearby mountains through a valleyThe area has no geysers or hot springs.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following transforms energy from uranium atoms into electrical energy?
magnetic fields
solar panels
nuclear fission
fusion, like in the sun
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following transforms energy from plant and animal matter into electrical energy?
rotating windmills
burning biomass
splitting atoms
mining coal
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following transforms energy from the oceans into electrical energy?ocean buoystidal turbinestsunamisdeep sea trenches
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a nonrenewable source of energy?nuclearwindsunlightbiomass
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a renewable source of energy?a dama nuclear planta coal minean oil refinery
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following nonrenewable energy resources is NOT a fossil fuel?
Natural gas
Coal
Oil
Nuclear
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat characteristic do all renewable resources share?Produced by waste productsForm underground from dead organisms.Replaced in a short period of timeAllow energy to pass through them easily
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA problem with geothermal energy is that itis too hotpollutes the environmentis available only in the oceanis available only in certain locations
- 15. Multiple Choice
One con (disadvantage) of hydropower is that dams are
they starve downstream areas of water
they are costly to build & displace towns
they prevent fish migration
All of these answers.
they disrupt ecosystems up- & down-stream
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA problem with wind energy is thatBirds and bats may be threatenedToo much wind is producedit is nonrenewablenot predictable
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy are not American's roofs crammed with more solar panels?They are ugly.They are uninformed.Expensive start-up costPeople enjoy paying bills.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThis Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?WindSolarHydroelectricGeothermal
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following--select more than 1 answer--are fossil fuels?
coal
oil
geothermal
natural gas
- 20. Multiple Choice
A disadvantage of using nonrenewable energy sources is that they __.
cause pollution
are very expensive
can be used over and over
only take a few years to be able to reuse
- 21. Multiple Choice
Geysers and volcanoes are examples of __.
coal
hydropower
solar
geothermal
- 22. Multiple Choice
A disadvantage (con)of solar energy is
that the clouds can block the sunlight
it is not available at night
that the clouds can block the sunlight and it is not available at night
the sun is too hot to be absorbed in solar panels
- 23. Multiple Choice
Electricity is a secondary source of energy because it must be made using....
solar photovoltaic cells to convert light into electricity.
fuels to make steam to turn turbines and generators
flowing water to turn turbines and generators
wind to turn fan blades and generators
All of these answers are correct.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Electricity from nuclear fission has major issues because...
it is extremely inefficient
nuclear power plants cost billion$ of dollar$ to build & maintain
it produces very toxic radioactive waste that unfriendly countries could use to make bombs
accidents with nuclear power plants tend to be catastrophic.
All of these answers are correct.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Other benefits from dams include all these EXCEPT....
recreational places for boating, camping, fishing
water supply for a city
irrigating farmland
regular downstream flooding of farm fields to flush out salt & recharge soil with silt & nutrients
electricity generation
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