This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Hydro Energy – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hydro Energy Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The largest hydroelectric plant in the United States is on the: A) Columbia River. B) Mississippi River. C) Sacramento River. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Columbia River. 2. The cheapest plant in operation and maintenance is ..... A) Steam power plant. B) Nuclear power palnt. C) Hydro power plant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydro power plant. 3. What is the job of a turbine? A) When it spins, it makes sparks causing electricity. B) It moves the energy from the flow of water to a generator. C) It controls the water so it can be pumped back up the dam. D) It slows down the speed of the water to keep it at a steady pace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It moves the energy from the flow of water to a generator. 4. Which of the following is a drawback to building hydropower dams? A) Loss of land. B) Damage to the local ecosystem. C) Methane gas emissions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. HyrdoPower is conversion of flowing water into A) Flour. B) Geothermal. C) Electricity. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electricity. 6. The amount of electrical energy that can be generated by a hydroelectric power plant depends upon ..... A) Head of water. B) Quantity of water. C) Specific weight of water. D) Efficiency of Alternator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantity of water. 7. What place in the world has the most hydroelectric energy A) America. B) Africa. C) China. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 8. Which is the worlds largest hydropower dam? A) Three Gorges Dam. B) Chapeton. C) Daniel Johnson Dam. D) Syncrude Tailings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three Gorges Dam. 9. Hydroelectric Power uses what source to create energy? A) Fire. B) Rocks. C) Air. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 10. In thermal energy from the ocean, what has to happen to spin the turbine to create electricity? A) A liquid evaporates. B) A liquid freezes. C) A liquid changes colors. D) A liquid condenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A liquid evaporates. 11. The generator of a hydropower plant uses ..... to help generate electricity. A) Magnets only. B) Copper wires only. C) Magnets and copper wires. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magnets and copper wires. 12. Other than using dams, what is another way to use hydropower? A) Hydrogenerator. B) Running water moving a water wheel. C) Hydroreservoir. D) Hydropump. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running water moving a water wheel. 13. Where was hydropower was first used? A) In mills. B) In the Hoover Dam. C) In power plants. D) In large dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In mills. 14. Did you enjoy our Quizizz? A) Yeah!!!! Totally!!. B) Eh. C) No. D) HORRIBLE!!!!!!!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yeah!!!! Totally!!. 15. What is one drawback of this type of energy? A) Money. B) People. C) The high cost of Dam construction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The high cost of Dam construction. 16. The efficiency of hydro power plant is A) 20%. B) 60%. C) 50%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 80%. 17. How long has humans captured hydropower? A) Since 2000. B) 1900. C) Thousands of years. D) I don't know yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thousands of years. 18. When was Hydroelectric energy first created A) 1684. B) 1882. C) 1980. D) 1782. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1882. 19. What do you call the area where water is stored behind a dam? A) Generator. B) Reservoir. C) Turbine. D) Refuge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reservoir. 20. Which statement about hydroelectric power is true? A) It uses civilization's earliest energy resource. B) It uses water's potential energy to produce electricity. C) It disrupts one of Earth's never-ending cycles. D) It uses a safe, renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It uses a safe, renewable resource. 21. Which is used to fill the dams? A) Water. B) Coke. C) Orange juice. D) Sweets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 22. Location of the surge tank in a hydro-electric station is near to the ..... A) Tailrace. B) Turbine. C) Reservoir. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reservoir. 23. Water stored behind the dam is known as ..... A) Spillway. B) Penstock. C) Dam. D) Water reservoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water reservoir. 24. Which energy generating station can be considered to be the most dangerous? A) Nuclear. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear. 25. When you measure how long it takes to fill 500mL beaker, you are measuring ..... A) Density. B) Flowrate. C) Velocity. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flowrate. 26. Which statement describes steps involved in the production of hydroelectric power? A) Moving water turns a paddle wheel that helps generate electricity. B) The potential energy of water is directly transformed into electrical energy. C) Waterfalls down a pipe to generate electricity. D) Falling water turns a turbine that helps generate electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Falling water turns a turbine that helps generate electricity. 27. How much of the total energy in the US is produced from Hydropower A) 10%. B) 25%. C) 16%. D) 6%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6%. 28. What is one benefit to this energy? A) Once a dam is constructed, electricity can be produced at a constant rate. B) Water. C) Better energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once a dam is constructed, electricity can be produced at a constant rate. 29. To generate electricity, a generator spins a ..... around a stator made of magnets. A) Rotor made of copper wire. B) Stator made of copper wire. C) Stator made of magnets. D) Rotor made of magnets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotor made of copper wire. 30. How many Liters is 500 mL A) 5, 000. B) .5. C) 500. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) .5. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesHydro Energy Quiz 1Hydro Energy Quiz 2Hydro 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