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Fossil Fuels And Energy Sources
Test Description: Energy
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Non-renewable resources that formed over millions of years when prehistoric plants and animals died and were gradually buried by layers of rock.
A
Fossil Fuels
B
Biomass
C
Nuclear
D
Solar
2) An energy source that CAN be easily replenished (you can get more of it easily)
A
Nonrenewable
B
Renewable
C
Fossil Fuel
3) An energy source that can NOT be easily replenished (you can not get more of it easily)
A
Biomass
B
Nonrenewable
C
Renewable
4) Solar energy comes from the
A
Dead Plants and Animals
B
Wind
C
Earth
D
Sun
5) Heat from inside the earth creates
A
Biomass energy
B
Nuclear Energy
C
Solar Energy
D
Geothermal Energy
6) Energy from flowing water is called
A
Nuclear
B
Geothermal
C
Fossil Fuel
D
Hydropower
7) Most of the energy consumed in the United States is from ___________________ energy sources:
A
Renewable
B
Nonrenewable
8) Crude oil, natural gas, and coal are called ____________________ because they were formed over millions of years by the action of heat from the earth's core and pressure from rock and soil on the remains (or fossils) of dead plants and animals.
A
nuclear energy
B
fossil fuels
C
renewable resources
9) __________________ energy is produced from uranium, a nonrenewable energy source whose atoms are split (through a process called nuclear fission) to create heat and, eventually, electricity.
A
Biomass
B
Nuclear
C
Hydropower
D
Coal
10) Energy sources are classified as ____________________ because they do not form or replenish in a short period of time.
A
nonrenewable
B
uranium
C
renewable
D
petroleum
11) __________________ energy sources such as solar and wind replenish naturally in a short period of time.
A
Nonrenewable
B
Nuclear
C
Renewable
D
Super Happy Fantastic
12) The four major nonrenewable energy sources are: Crude oil, Natural gas, ____________ , and Uranium (nuclear energy)
A
Coal
B
Solar
C
Geothermal
D
Biomass
13) Coal, crude oil, and _______________________ are all considered fossil fuels because they were formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
A
Biomass
B
Natural gas
C
Solar
D
Hydropower
14) There are five commonly used renewable energy sources: Biomass, Hydropower, Geothermal, Wind, and ___________________
A
Solar
B
Petoleum
C
Oil
D
Nuclear
15) In general, renewable energy is more expensive to produce and to use than fossil fuel energy.
A
False
B
True
16) Renewable energy plays an important role in reducing _____________________ emissions.
A
Greenhouse gas
B
Oil spills
C
Wind turbine
D
Hydropower turbine
17) Which of these is NOT a disadvantage to using fossil fuels?
A
They are nonrenewable
B
They will eventually run out
C
They cost less to use
D
They release harmful greenhouse gases
18) Where would we most likely find and use geothermal energy?
A
In the ocean
B
At the top of a mountain
C
In a large open field
D
Near a volcano
19) Where would we be most likely to find and use hydropower energy?
A
at the top of a mountain
B
in the ocean
C
in a large open field
D
near a volcano
20) You use and rely on fossil fuels EVERYDAY.
A
True
B
False
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