This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Geothermal Energy – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Geothermal Energy Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They pump hot water, rather than steam, directly to the surface. A) Dry Steam Power Plant. B) Flash Steam Power Plant. C) Binary Cycle Power Plant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flash Steam Power Plant. 2. Why is it that not all countries can benefit from geothermal energy? A) Not all countries have enough water. B) Not all countries have volcanic activity. C) Geothermal plants produce a lot of pollution. D) Very few countries can afford to build geothermal plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not all countries have volcanic activity. 3. Which of the following is energy from the heat inside the earth? A) Solar. B) Geothermal. C) Nuclear. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal. 4. The Philippines currently ranks ..... to the United States in harnessing geothermal energy. A) Second. B) Fourth. C) Third. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second. 5. How is it gathered A) Steam a few kilometers under the earths surface is piped to power plants. B) Water from the ocean is piped directly into power plants and turned into heat. C) Oil goes somewhere and produces heat. D) Steam from rivers go to power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steam a few kilometers under the earths surface is piped to power plants. 6. How does geothermal energy affect the environment negatively? A) There is no fuel requirement. B) It can be accessed and harvested anywhere in the world. C) Some harmful gases still released into the atmosphere during digging. D) Pollution associated with geothermal energy is relatively minimal compared to fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some harmful gases still released into the atmosphere during digging. 7. How many countries is geothermal energy used in? A) 67. B) 10. C) 38. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 8. ) These systems transfer heat by pumping water or a refrigerant (a special type of fluid) through pipes just below the Earth's surface, where the temperature is a constant 50 to 60$^ \circ$F. A) Geothermal Energy. B) Geothermal Heat Pumps. C) Geothermal Power Plants. D) Geothermal Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal Heat Pumps. 9. Who was the first known user of geothermal energy A) Niels Bohr. B) Thomas Telford. C) Piero Ginori Conti. D) John Smeaton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piero Ginori Conti. 10. Which is NOT an advantage of geothermal power? A) Renewable. B) No pollution. C) You don't have to transport it. D) Geysers and volcanoes are everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geysers and volcanoes are everywhere. 11. Arrange the following sequence of conversion of geothermal energy into electrical energy in a geothermal power plant.I. Steam is used to turn the turbineII. Cool water is injected to the groundIII. Generator converts mechanical to electricalIV. Hot water is pumped up and steam is produces A) I, II, III, IV. B) IV, I, III, II. C) II, IV, I, III. D) II, III, I, IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IV, I, III, II. 12. What country uses the most Geothermal energy? A) Great Britain. B) Brazil. C) Italy. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States. 13. What is the part of the Earth nearest to the surface (to a depth of 100km) that is studied by geologists, geophysicists, geomorphologists, soil scientists, vulcanologists called? A) Biosphere. B) Cryosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lithosphere. 14. Which of the following is one way of harnessing geothermal energy from volcanoes that has the purpose of generating power and electricity? A) Geothermal power pumps. B) Geothermal power plants. C) Geothermal heat pumps. D) Geothermal heat plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal power plants. 15. Nuclear fussion releases energy which is used to heat water, which produces steam, which drives turbines to produce what .....? A) Electricity. B) Uranium. C) Natural Gas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electricity. 16. What is the energy conversion process in wind power generation? A) Mechanical energy $\rightarrow$ wind energy. B) Wind energy $\rightarrow$ solar energy $\rightarrow$ electricity. C) Electrical energy $\rightarrow$ wind energy. D) Wind energy $\rightarrow$ mechanical energy $\rightarrow$ electrical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind energy $\rightarrow$ mechanical energy $\rightarrow$ electrical energy. 17. In this type of geothermal power plant, working liquids are used instead of the steam from the reservoir. A) Flash Steam. B) Dry Steam. C) Wet Steam. D) Binary power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Binary power plant. 18. What zone is the equator in? A) Temperate. B) Polar. C) Tropical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical. 19. ..... refers to the holes and vents where hot gases from underneath escape. A) Hot Springs. B) Cinders. C) Lava. D) Fumarole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fumarole. 20. ..... is plant or animal material used as fuel to produce electricity or heat. Examples are wood, energy crops and waste from forests, yards, or farms. A) Wind Energy. B) Biomass Energy. C) Solar Energy. D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass Energy. 21. Which refers to the process of producing energy by utilizing heat trapped inside the earth surface? A) Geothermal energy. B) Wave energy. C) Solar energy. D) Hydrothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal energy. 22. What method of using geothermal energy involves moving water between 10 and 20 feet deep in the Earth to cool or heat the water? A) Dry steam power plants. B) Direct use. C) Geothermal heat pumps. D) Flash steam power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal heat pumps. 23. Which items would have this energy transformation:electrical energy $\rightarrow$ thermal energy and light energy? A) Toaster. B) Candle burning. C) Windmill turning. D) Iron for your clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toaster. 24. WHAT IS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY? A) ENERGY PRODUCED BY THE SUN. B) THE FORCE THAT HAPPENS WHEN RUBBING THINGS TOGETHER. C) THERMAL ENERGY MADE AND STORED IN THE EARTH. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THERMAL ENERGY MADE AND STORED IN THE EARTH. 25. Which fossil fuel is made of old trees and plants from long ago? A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Hydroelectric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 26. Volcanic Energy is related to which type of energy? A) Hydrothermal energy. B) Geothermal energy. C) Solar energy. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal energy. 27. Electrical energy produced by moving water. The energy in flowing water is converted to electrical energy when it spins turbines connected to electric generators inside the dam. A) Geothermal Energy. B) Hydroelectric Energy. C) Nuclear Energy. D) Fossil Fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric Energy. 28. What does it mean when we say that geothermal energy is sustainable? A) That it will not be used up. B) That it may cause global warming. C) That it generates greenhouse gases. D) That there is a limited supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That it will not be used up. 29. What are the factors that play a role in the formation of magma? A) Temperature, pressure, lava. B) Temperature, pressure, presence of water. C) Temperature, pressure, volume. D) Temperature, pressure, mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature, pressure, presence of water. 30. What is stopping this energy from widespread use? A) Nothing is stopping geothermal energy from widespread use. B) It is still developing and the US has already spent a lot of money on it. C) No one knows where to get a lot of geothermal energy. D) There is not enough of the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is still developing and the US has already spent a lot of money on it. Next →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesGeothermal Energy Quiz 2Geothermal Energy Quiz 3Geothermal Energy Quiz 4Geothermal Energy Quiz 5Geothermal Energy Quiz 6Geothermal Energy Quiz 7Geothermal Energy Quiz 8Air Pollution Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books