Energy sources - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or False. Renewable sources will never run out.

True

False

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which form of energy uses water moving through a dam?

Geothermal

Nuclear

Solar

Hydropower

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Energy that uses heat from within the earth is ____.

Nuclear

Geothermal

Wind

Solar

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is one advantage of using hydroelectricity as an energy source?

Heat is captures under the earth

It might change the migration patterns of salmon

Reservoirs can be used to irrigate crops

It doesn't need motion to turn turbines.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a disadvantage of using coal as an energy source?

There is lots of it everywhere

It releases radiation as a byproduct

It is inexpensive

Mining can damage the environment

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is a disadvantage of using nuclear power?

It releases radiation as a byproduct

It produces a lot of energy really fast

It needs motion to turn turbines

It is dependent on weather

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which two energy sources require open space?

Biomass and natural gas

Wind and Hydropower

Wind and Solar power

Solar power and Nuclear power

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which energy source depends on the weather?

Hydropower

Solar

Wind

Geothermal

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which energy source uses turbines that spin in open air?

Nuclear

Hydropower

Wind

Geothermal

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of these is NOT a fossil fuel?

Natural gas

Nuclear

Oil

Coal

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do geothermal and solar energy have in common?

Both rely on the movement of turbines

Neither is expensive

Neither produces greenhouse gases

Sunlight is needed for both

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why is oil nonrenewable?

Because we will never run out

Because it gives us more energy than we need

Because we don't have the material to make it anymore

Because we use it faster than we can replace it

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

All of the following types of energy are renewable except _____.

Nuclear

Solar

Hydroelectric

Geothermal

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