This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Hydro Energy – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hydro Energy Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What mechanism of the hydropower plant uses extra electricity at night to move used water back into the reservoir? A) Storage System. B) Run of the River system. C) Pumped storage system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pumped storage system. 2. Which sentence describes a way hydroelectric plants are better than other power plants? A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 3. Are located in hilly areas where dams can be built and large water reservoir can be obtained. A) Gas turbine power station. B) Hydroelectric power station. C) Steam power station. D) Nuclear power station. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric power station. 4. Take the water from reservoir to water turbine. A) Penstock. B) Surge tank. C) Dam. D) Spillway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penstock. 5. What is Hydropower? A) Power from Water currents. B) Power from fossil fuels. C) Power from Dams. D) Power from wind mills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power from Water currents. 6. Where are most hydroelectric power plants planned to be built A) Most of Europe. B) Russia and Germany. C) Latin America and Asia. D) Some parts of Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latin America and Asia. 7. What are the benefits of renewable energy A) It's Cheaper over time. B) It won't run out. C) It doesn't harm the envirnoment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Out of the choices below, which form of energy makes the most pollution? A) Human Power. B) Hydroelectric. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil Fuels. 9. The sun produces energy using ..... A) Geothermal. B) Fusion. C) Fission. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fusion. 10. What is one disadvantage of hydroelectric energy? A) It doesn't work if it is not windy. B) We live in a desert. C) It does not work if you don't have volcanoes nearby. D) It doesn't work if you don't have rivers or moving water nearby. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It doesn't work if you don't have rivers or moving water nearby. 11. Today, what percent of power is created worldwide by hydroelectric energy? A) 10%. B) 30%. C) 20%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 12. How many dams are in the U.S.? A) 8. B) 840. C) 84. D) 84, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 84, 000. 13. Which one is the hydroelectric power station that produces more energy? A) Peru. B) Rrusia. C) Brazil. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazil. 14. The cost of fuel transportation is minimum ..... A) Thermal power plant. B) Hydro-electric power plant. C) Nuclear power plant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydro-electric power plant. 15. What state is the number 1 state for Hydropower Producing in 2015? A) Oregon. B) Washington. C) Montana. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washington. 16. Which of the following is NOT one of the top hydropower producing states (as of 2011). A) Texas. B) New york. C) Washington. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Texas. 17. What percent of water covers the earth? A) 87%. B) 67%. C) 97%. D) 77%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 77%. 18. How many years have we been harnessing hydropower's energy? A) Around 4000. B) Around 2000. C) Around 1000. D) Around 3000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around 2000. 19. Hydropower power is a ..... source. A) Food. B) Free. C) Renewable. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 20. Read the sentence from the text. The turbine than turns a metal shaft in an electric generator. Which dictionary entry best defines turbine? A) A natural force that causes things to fall. B) A gate for regulating the flow of water. C) An engine with a part that turns like a wheel. D) A machine for carrying things to different levels in a building. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An engine with a part that turns like a wheel. 21. What else does hydro energy provide and improve A) Flood control. B) Irrigation. C) Navigation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Hydropower creates what kind of energy? A) Electrical. B) Nuclear. C) Chemical. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical. 23. How many years did it take to complete the biggest hydroelectric plant in the United States? A) 9 years. B) 5 years. C) 1 year. D) 7 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9 years. 24. Where is the biggest hydro plant in the United States? (Hint:It's at a dam) A) Grand Coulee Dam. B) A Dam. C) Hoover Dam. D) Dam Daniel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grand Coulee Dam. 25. What is a generator? A) A type of geothermal energy. B) A machine that creates radiation. C) A machine that turns mechanical into electrical energy. D) A type of wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A machine that turns mechanical into electrical energy. 26. What is Hydro electric power A) Power made from water. B) Power made from wind. C) Power made from the sun. D) Power made from fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power made from water. 27. What allows water to flow through a dam? A) The water is pumped out. B) The water is released from a higher elevation to a lower elevation. C) The water is pushed out when a motor is turned on. D) The water constantly flows through without ever stopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The water is released from a higher elevation to a lower elevation. 28. What do you find hydropower in? A) The ground. B) The sky. C) Flowing water. D) Dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flowing water. 29. Hydropower comes from what? A) Dams. B) Turbines. C) Generators. D) The force of moving water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The force of moving water. 30. A penstock is used as a condition between A) The turbine and discharge drain. B) The dam and the turbine in a hydro station. C) The heat ex-changer and the turbine in nuclear power plant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dam and the turbine in a hydro station. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesHydro Energy Quiz 1Hydro Energy Quiz 2Hydro Energy Quiz 3Hydro 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