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- 1. Multiple Choice
How long does it take to produce fossil fuels?
hundreds of years
thousands of years
millions of years
billions of years
- 2. Multiple Choice
The three types of fossil fuel are natural gas, coal and ...
methane
oil
uranium
wood
- 3. Multiple Choice
In a thermal power station, the place where the fossil fuels are burnt is called the...
generator
turbine
condenser
furnace
- 4. Multiple Choice
What do we call the device which produces electricity in a power station?
turbine
condenser
generator
transformer
- 5. Multiple Choice
What turns the turbine in a thermal power station?
hamsters
water
air
steam
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the turbine do in a thermal power station?
rotates
spins
makes electricity
makes steam
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why are we trying to use fossil fuelled power stations less?
Gases produced are bad for the environment.
It is an expensive way of making electricity.
Fossil fuels are running out.
Fossil Fuelled power stations leave very dangerous waste products for thousands of years.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Nuclear power is...
renewable
non-renewable
- 9. Multiple Choice
Uranium is a fossil fuel.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
Nuclear power stations release carbon dioxide.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Select all the disadvantages of nuclear power.
Nuclear waste is difficult to store safely.
Nuclear power contributes to global warming.
There is a danger of a meltdown.
Nuclear power stations are expensive.
Nuclear fission releases harmful gases.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Nuclear fuel is relatively cheap and reliable.
True
False
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true about Biomass as a renewable resource?Biomass produces greenhouse gases.It is composed of plant remains and household garbageIt increases the amount of waste in landfills and dumpsBiomass is burned to produce heat energy and electricity
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich one is NOT a fossil fuel?CoalOilBiomassGas
- 15. Multiple ChoiceFracking is a disadvantage of which energy resource?CoalBiomassOilNatural Gas
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is a true statement about nuclear power?It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.It doesn't cost a lot of money to build.It does not produce radioactive waste.It produces very little amounts of energy.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What does carbon neutral mean?
It describes fuels that when burned will not increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
It describes fuels that when used will not increase carbon buried in the ground.
It describes fuels that when burned will not emit carbon dioxide.
It describes fuels that when burned will not leave any carbon behind.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Thermal Power Stations are reliable.
True
False
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