This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do control rods do in a nuclear reactor? A) Produce electricity. B) Produce neutrons to increase the rate of reaction. C) Reduce heat produced by the uranium rods. D) Regulate the rate of reaction by absorbing neutrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regulate the rate of reaction by absorbing neutrons. 2. One advantage of using nuclear power plants to generate electricity is that nuclear power plants ..... A) Do not produce air pollutants. B) Use fuels that must be burned. C) Do not produce waste. D) Are powered by nuclear fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do not produce air pollutants. 3. What resource is created from the process of joining or splitting atoms? A) Coal. B) Emissions. C) Biomass. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear. 4. Before mining techniques improved in the 1700s, the resource that provided the greatestamount of energy for heating and cooking was: A) Oil. B) Wood. C) Water. D) Dung. E) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wood. 5. Water is renewable because it ..... A) Can be frozen. B) Important to all life. C) Is constantly 'cycled' over and over again. D) Can evaporate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is constantly 'cycled' over and over again. 6. Factories where crude oil is separated into fuels and other products are called A) Incinerators. B) Refineries. C) Deposits. D) Reserves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refineries. 7. Coal is sometimes called "buried sunshine" . What is the most likely reason for this nickname? A) When mined underground, coal glows like the sun. B) Coal is meteorites from the sun. C) Coal is the remains of dead plants that collected the sun's' energy. D) Coal is bright yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal is the remains of dead plants that collected the sun's' energy. 8. Where does most of earth's energy come from? A) Wind. B) The sun. C) Water. D) Mars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 9. Why is solar energy considered a renewable energy source? A) You can get money back from the government if you put solar panels on your house. B) The sun's energy will not run out for billions of years. C) Solar energy can be used to recharge batteries. D) Solar energy is cheaper than fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun's energy will not run out for billions of years. 10. The transfer of heat by currents through liquids of gases is called A) Convection. B) Radiation. C) Perspiration. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 11. Which is NOT an advantage of using Nuclear Fusion? A) Abundant fuel supply. B) No generation of weapon-grade material. C) No air pollution. D) No high-level nuclear waste. E) All are advantages. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All are advantages. 12. Which energy source does NOT use turbines? A) Nuclear. B) Hydropower. C) Wind. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar. 13. I do not readily conduct electricity or allow the passage of sound or heat through me, what am I? A) Radiation. B) Conductor. C) Insulator. D) Passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insulator. 14. The use of which of the following resources would be most affected by changes in weather? A) Geothermal. B) Natural gas. C) Wind. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 15. What is the most common way to use or release the energy within biomass fuels? A) We recycle it. B) We compress it. C) We burn it. D) We convert it into petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We burn it. 16. What is an disadvantage of petroleum? A) It produces a lot of energy when burned. B) It is easy to transport. C) Burning it releases carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming. D) It can be used to make a lot of different products. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning it releases carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming. 17. Which country currently ranks number one in both coal reserves and use of coal as an energy resource? A) United States. B) Brazil. C) India. D) Russia. E) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) China. 18. Which of the following could help slow down the use of fossil fuels? A) Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth. B) Eating more vegetables. C) Buying more automobiles. D) Turning off lights when they are not being used. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turning off lights when they are not being used. 19. What are the THREE main fossil fuels? A) Coal, Oil, and Gasoline. B) Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas. C) Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum. D) Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas. 20. All are advantages of using Wind energy EXCEPT A) Nonrenewable Resource. B) Renewable Resource. C) Inexpensive. D) No pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable Resource. 21. Air, water, trees, rocks and minerals, soil, coal and oil are all examples of which type of resource? A) Renewable resources. B) Natural resources. C) Nonrenewable resources. D) Inexhaustible resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resources. 22. Historic energy consumption changed dramatically in the 1800s. Which is NOT a reason for this change? A) Industrial Revolution. B) Population growth. C) Development of the combustion engine. D) Switching from wood to coal as a primary energy source. E) Building of cross-country railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Switching from wood to coal as a primary energy source. 23. Where is sedimentary rock formed? A) Under sand in the desert. B) In pockets of molten rock. C) Inside a glacier. D) At the bottom of bodies of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the bottom of bodies of water. 24. Match the definition to the term:energy that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a short time A) Natural resource. B) Renewable resource. C) Inexhaustible resource. D) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resource. 25. Solar radiation makes several other energy sources possible, including: A) Geothermal energy. B) Wind energy. C) Nuclear energy. D) Tidal energy. E) Hydrothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind energy. 26. All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Water. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 27. Which one of the following state has major oilfields? A) Rajasthan. B) Bihar. C) Haryana. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assam. 28. Which of the following nonrenewable energy sources produces less SO2 and NOx than other fossil fuels when burned, leading to less of an impact on acid rain and photochemical smog? A) Oil. B) Hydroelectric. C) Nuclear Power. D) Natural Gas. E) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Gas. 29. Which of the following does not release carbon dioxide when it is used as an energy resource? A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Ethanol. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 30. What energy source uses the sun's energy and panels? A) Solar energy. B) Wind energy. C) Geothermal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesNatural And Energy Resources Quiz 1Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 2Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 3Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 4Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 5Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 6Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 7Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books