This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Hydro Energy – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hydro Energy Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An energy resource that is used much faster than it can be replaced by natural processes is called ..... A) Energy Resource. B) Outsource. C) Non-renewable resource. D) Renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-renewable resource. 2. Presently hydropower plants provide ..... of the world's electricity A) 1/8. B) 1/3. C) 1/4. D) 1/5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1/5. 3. What happens when water flows through a dam? A) The water is pumped back up. B) The water turns a turbine. C) The water evaporates. D) The water creates sparks making electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The water turns a turbine. 4. How many megawatts of conventional hydro generatingcapacity is in the United States? A) 23, 000. B) 78, 000. C) 7, 800. D) 48, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 78, 000. 5. Where does a hydropower facility need to be built to convert it to energy? A) Under ground. B) Desert. C) Up high off of the ground. D) Wetlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wetlands. 6. What is another advantage to building a dam besides producing electricity? A) It creates a recreational lake. B) The reservoir can be used as a fresh water source. C) It can help to control flooding. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. How does this energy pollution to water? A) Here would also be a fish loss or modification of fish. B) Reservoir and stream water. C) There is no water pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reservoir and stream water. 8. All the waters of Earth's surface such as rivers, lakes, oceans, etc A) Hydroelectric. B) Hydrophone. C) Hydrosphere. D) Hydrophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere. 9. With reference to hydrometer station, the graphical representation of the discharge as function of time is known as A) Hectograph. B) Monograph. C) Hydro-graph. D) Load duration curve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydro-graph. 10. What type of hydropower plant does not use a dam? A) Storage System. B) Run of the River system. C) Pumped storage system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run of the River system. 11. Which produces the tindal energy mainly? A) The force between the sun and moon. B) The force between and air. C) The force between the water and th earth. D) The force between uribi and petro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The force between the sun and moon. 12. Which of the following transforms energy from the oceans into electrical energy? A) Tidal turbines. B) Tsunamis. C) Ocean buoys. D) Deep sea trenches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tidal turbines. 13. What kind of energy is used in a hydraulic turbine? A) Solar energy from ultraviolet rays. B) Electric energy from atoms underwater. C) Kinetic energy from the movement of tinds underwater. D) Potencial energy from the movement of tinds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kinetic energy from the movement of tinds underwater. 14. Hydroelectric power plant is mainly located in ..... A) Hilly areas. B) Deltas. C) Deserts. D) Flat areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hilly areas. 15. Where does the water go right after it goes through a dam. A) Turbine. B) River. C) Reservoir. D) Dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turbine. 16. Part A Select the statement that best describes how water produces electricity. A) A penstock is needed to create electricity from water. B) Moving water turns a turbine within a generator. C) A coal-fired power plant turns steam into electricity. D) Water is stored during periods electricity is not needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving water turns a turbine within a generator. 17. Where does hydropower get its energy from? A) The internal heat of the Earth. B) Moving water sources like rivers. C) The rays of the Sun. D) From the burning of fossil fuels like coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving water sources like rivers. 18. Siphoned water flows out of the bucket due to .....? A) Pressure. B) Gravity. C) Flowrate. D) Density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gravity. 19. Hydroelectric power will be A) Will be discontinued in the future. B) Will be refurbished in the near future. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be refurbished in the near future. 20. What is used to make a magnetic field inside a generator? A) Wire. B) Electricity. C) Turbine. D) Magnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magnet. 21. What does the generator do? A) Produces electricity. B) It renews electricity. C) Just to be there. D) Takes fish back up the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produces electricity. 22. What is a disadvantage of using non-renewable resources? A) They have a large carbon footprint. B) They can all be used up over time. C) They can lead to global warming. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 23. What does a generator do? A) It helps the movement of fish to pass safely through the dam. B) It spins when the water passes through it. C) It moves the water from a higher elevation to a lower elevation. D) It produces electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It produces electricity. 24. What is the weight of a hydroelectric central? A) 185 metres. B) 193 metres. C) 500 metres. D) 267 metres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 185 metres. 25. What is the Role of penstock in Hydropower plant? A) Carries water to the turbine. B) Is used with Kaplan turbines. C) Reduces load. D) Absorbs pressure swing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carries water to the turbine. 26. The water turbine drives the generator which converts ..... A) The mechanical energy to electrical energy. B) The electrical energy to electrical energy. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mechanical energy to electrical energy. 27. How does hydro-power work? A) By collecting water and sending it through a turbine. B) By magically turning it into electricity. C) By burning water in a boiler to produce steam. D) By pushing wind through a turbine to move its blades. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By collecting water and sending it through a turbine. 28. What is a disadvantage to the run-of-the-river hydropower system? A) It can only generate power during the day. B) It relies on fossil fuels to generate power. C) The river must remain full and flowing in order to generate electricity. D) It is not a renewable energy source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The river must remain full and flowing in order to generate electricity. 29. What is the largest dam in the world? A) The one from spain. B) The one from Rusia. C) The one from new york. D) The one from china. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The one from china. 30. This takes the water from reservoir to water turbine. A) Penstock. B) Spillway. C) Dam. D) Surge tank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penstock. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesHydro Energy Quiz 1Hydro Energy Quiz 3Hydro Energy Quiz 4Hydro Energy Quiz 5Air Pollution QuizAnthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment QuizBiomass Energy QuizBiomedical Waste Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books